diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/itg3200_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/itg3200_buffer.c
index d3fbe9d86467..1c3c1bd53374 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/itg3200_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/itg3200_buffer.c
@@ -46,13 +46,20 @@ static irqreturn_t itg3200_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct itg3200 *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	__be16 buf[ITG3200_SCAN_ELEMENTS + sizeof(s64)/sizeof(u16)];
+	/*
+	 * Ensure correct alignment and padding including for the
+	 * timestamp that may be inserted.
+	 */
+	struct {
+		__be16 buf[ITG3200_SCAN_ELEMENTS];
+		s64 ts __aligned(8);
+	} scan;
 
-	int ret = itg3200_read_all_channels(st->i2c, buf);
+	int ret = itg3200_read_all_channels(st->i2c, scan.buf);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error_ret;
 
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, buf, pf->timestamp);
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &scan, pf->timestamp);
 
 	iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);