diff --git a/drivers/iio/pressure/ms5611_core.c b/drivers/iio/pressure/ms5611_core.c
index 2f598ad91621..f5db9fa086f3 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/pressure/ms5611_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/pressure/ms5611_core.c
@@ -212,16 +212,21 @@ static irqreturn_t ms5611_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct ms5611_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	s32 buf[4]; /* s32 (pressure) + s32 (temp) + 2 * s32 (timestamp) */
+	/* Ensure buffer elements are naturally aligned */
+	struct {
+		s32 channels[2];
+		s64 ts __aligned(8);
+	} scan;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&st->lock);
-	ret = ms5611_read_temp_and_pressure(indio_dev, &buf[1], &buf[0]);
+	ret = ms5611_read_temp_and_pressure(indio_dev, &scan.channels[1],
+					    &scan.channels[0]);
 	mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, buf,
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &scan,
 					   iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 
 err: