diff --git a/include/linux/klist.h b/include/linux/klist.h
index d5a27af9dba5..e91a4e59b771 100644
--- a/include/linux/klist.h
+++ b/include/linux/klist.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct klist {
 	struct list_head	k_list;
 	void			(*get)(struct klist_node *);
 	void			(*put)(struct klist_node *);
-};
+} __attribute__ ((aligned (4)));
 
 #define KLIST_INIT(_name, _get, _put)					\
 	{ .k_lock	= __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(_name.k_lock),		\