diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index e16610c..3e68366 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -446,14 +446,16 @@
  *	.reg			= ftrace_event_reg,
  * };
  *
- * static struct ftrace_event_call __used
- * __attribute__((__aligned__(4)))
- * __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_<call> = {
+ * static struct ftrace_event_call event_<call> = {
  *	.name			= "<call>",
  *	.class			= event_class_<template>,
  *	.event			= &ftrace_event_type_<call>,
  *	.print_fmt		= print_fmt_<call>,
  * };
+ * // its only safe to use pointers when doing linker tricks to
+ * // create an array.
+ * static struct ftrace_event_call __used
+ * __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) *__event_<call> = &event_<call>;
  *
  */
 
@@ -579,28 +581,28 @@
 #undef DEFINE_EVENT
 #define DEFINE_EVENT(template, call, proto, args)			\
 									\
-static struct ftrace_event_call __used					\
-__attribute__((__aligned__(4)))						\
-__attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_##call = {		\
+static struct ftrace_event_call __used event_##call = {			\
 	.name			= #call,				\
 	.class			= &event_class_##template,		\
 	.event.funcs		= &ftrace_event_type_funcs_##template,	\
 	.print_fmt		= print_fmt_##template,			\
-};
+};									\
+static struct ftrace_event_call __used					\
+__attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) *__event_##call = &event_##call
 
 #undef DEFINE_EVENT_PRINT
 #define DEFINE_EVENT_PRINT(template, call, proto, args, print)		\
 									\
 static const char print_fmt_##call[] = print;				\
 									\
-static struct ftrace_event_call __used					\
-__attribute__((__aligned__(4)))						\
-__attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_##call = {		\
+static struct ftrace_event_call __used event_##call = {			\
 	.name			= #call,				\
 	.class			= &event_class_##template,		\
 	.event.funcs		= &ftrace_event_type_funcs_##call,	\
 	.print_fmt		= print_fmt_##call,			\
-}
+};									\
+static struct ftrace_event_call __used					\
+__attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) *__event_##call = &event_##call
 
 #include TRACE_INCLUDE(TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE)