diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace_event.h b/include/linux/ftrace_event.h
index 43ef8b6cce7f..6f8d0b77006b 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace_event.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ struct trace_entry {
 	unsigned char		flags;
 	unsigned char		preempt_count;
 	int			pid;
-	int			padding;
 };
 
 #define FTRACE_MAX_EVENT						\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index d62248dfda76..a387bd271e71 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,6 @@ tracing_generic_entry_update(struct trace_entry *entry, unsigned long flags,
 
 	entry->preempt_count		= pc & 0xff;
 	entry->pid			= (tsk) ? tsk->pid : 0;
-	entry->padding			= 0;
 	entry->flags =
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 		(irqs_disabled_flags(flags) ? TRACE_FLAG_IRQS_OFF : 0) |
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 880073d0b946..57e9b284250c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ static int trace_define_common_fields(void)
 	__common_field(unsigned char, flags);
 	__common_field(unsigned char, preempt_count);
 	__common_field(int, pid);
-	__common_field(int, padding);
 
 	return ret;
 }