diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/socket.h b/include/uapi/linux/socket.h
index 8eb96021709c..c3409c8ec0dd 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/socket.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/socket.h
@@ -6,17 +6,24 @@
  * Desired design of maximum size and alignment (see RFC2553)
  */
 #define _K_SS_MAXSIZE	128	/* Implementation specific max size */
-#define _K_SS_ALIGNSIZE	(__alignof__ (struct sockaddr *))
-				/* Implementation specific desired alignment */
 
 typedef unsigned short __kernel_sa_family_t;
 
+/*
+ * The definition uses anonymous union and struct in order to control the
+ * default alignment.
+ */
 struct __kernel_sockaddr_storage {
-	__kernel_sa_family_t	ss_family;		/* address family */
-	/* Following field(s) are implementation specific */
-	char		__data[_K_SS_MAXSIZE - sizeof(unsigned short)];
+	union {
+		struct {
+			__kernel_sa_family_t	ss_family; /* address family */
+			/* Following field(s) are implementation specific */
+			char __data[_K_SS_MAXSIZE - sizeof(unsigned short)];
 				/* space to achieve desired size, */
 				/* _SS_MAXSIZE value minus size of ss_family */
-} __attribute__ ((aligned(_K_SS_ALIGNSIZE)));	/* force desired alignment */
+		};
+		void *__align; /* implementation specific desired alignment */
+	};
+};
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_SOCKET_H */