diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 001d294edf57d8..2d0275f13bbfd5 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -820,7 +820,8 @@ struct nft_expr_ops {
  */
 struct nft_expr {
 	const struct nft_expr_ops	*ops;
-	unsigned char			data[];
+	unsigned char			data[]
+		__attribute__((aligned(__alignof__(u64))));
 };
 
 static inline void *nft_expr_priv(const struct nft_expr *expr)