diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
index 3c5c42d8833e..b8b2072742a5 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct imx_sc_msg_get_clock_parent {
 		struct req_get_clock_parent {
 			__le16 resource;
 			u8 clk;
-		} __packed req;
+		} __packed __aligned(4) req;
 		struct resp_get_clock_parent {
 			u8 parent;
 		} resp;