diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index 065effd..9490690 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 	unsigned long	rx_bytes;
 	unsigned long	tx_packets;
 	unsigned long	tx_bytes;
-};
+} __attribute__((aligned(4*sizeof(unsigned long))));
 
 static struct net_device_stats *ipip_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {