diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/max1118.c b/drivers/iio/adc/max1118.c
index 3b6f3b9a6c5b..a1b66f92e1bf 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/max1118.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/max1118.c
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ struct max1118 {
 	struct spi_device *spi;
 	struct mutex lock;
 	struct regulator *reg;
+	/* Ensure natural alignment of buffer elements */
+	struct {
+		u8 channels[2];
+		s64 ts __aligned(8);
+	} scan;
 
 	u8 data ____cacheline_aligned;
 };
@@ -159,7 +164,6 @@ static irqreturn_t max1118_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct max1118 *adc = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	u8 data[16] = { }; /* 2x 8-bit ADC data + padding + 8 bytes timestamp */
 	int scan_index;
 	int i = 0;
 
@@ -177,10 +181,10 @@ static irqreturn_t max1118_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		data[i] = ret;
+		adc->scan.channels[i] = ret;
 		i++;
 	}
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, data,
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &adc->scan,
 					   iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&adc->lock);