diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/afe4403.c b/drivers/iio/health/afe4403.c
index dc22dc363a99..29104656a537 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/health/afe4403.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/health/afe4403.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static const struct reg_field afe4403_reg_fields[] = {
  * @regulator: Pointer to the regulator for the IC
  * @trig: IIO trigger for this device
  * @irq: ADC_RDY line interrupt number
+ * @buffer: Used to construct data layout to push into IIO buffer.
  */
 struct afe4403_data {
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ struct afe4403_data {
 	struct regulator *regulator;
 	struct iio_trigger *trig;
 	int irq;
+	/* Ensure suitable alignment for timestamp */
+	s32 buffer[8] __aligned(8);
 };
 
 enum afe4403_chan_id {
@@ -309,7 +312,6 @@ static irqreturn_t afe4403_trigger_handler(int irq, void *private)
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct afe4403_data *afe = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	int ret, bit, i = 0;
-	s32 buffer[8];
 	u8 tx[4] = {AFE440X_CONTROL0, 0x0, 0x0, AFE440X_CONTROL0_READ};
 	u8 rx[3];
 
@@ -326,9 +328,9 @@ static irqreturn_t afe4403_trigger_handler(int irq, void *private)
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
 
-		buffer[i++] = (rx[0] << 16) |
-				(rx[1] << 8) |
-				(rx[2]);
+		afe->buffer[i++] = (rx[0] << 16) |
+				   (rx[1] << 8) |
+				   (rx[2]);
 	}
 
 	/* Disable reading from the device */
@@ -337,7 +339,8 @@ static irqreturn_t afe4403_trigger_handler(int irq, void *private)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, buffer, pf->timestamp);
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, afe->buffer,
+					   pf->timestamp);
 err:
 	iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);