diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
index efcbf4b4579f..2450b3a393ff 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "buffer_sync.h"
 #include "oprof.h"
 
-DEFINE_PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED(struct oprofile_cpu_buffer, cpu_buffer);
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct oprofile_cpu_buffer, cpu_buffer);
 
 static void wq_sync_buffer(struct work_struct *work);
 
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h
index 13588174311d..c3e366b52261 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct oprofile_cpu_buffer {
 	unsigned long sample_invalid_eip;
 	int cpu;
 	struct delayed_work work;
-} ____cacheline_aligned;
+};
 
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct oprofile_cpu_buffer, cpu_buffer);