diff --git a/include/linux/tcp.h b/include/linux/tcp.h
index 988a30ef6bfe9..55399ee2a57e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/linux/tcp.h
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ struct tcp_sock {
 	__cacheline_group_end(tcp_sock_write_txrx);
 
 	/* RX read-write hotpath cache lines */
-	__cacheline_group_begin(tcp_sock_write_rx);
+	__cacheline_group_begin(tcp_sock_write_rx) __aligned(8);
 	u64	bytes_received;
 				/* RFC4898 tcpEStatsAppHCThruOctetsReceived
 				 * sum(delta(rcv_nxt)), or how many bytes
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index c82dc42f57c65..7e1b848398d04 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -4651,7 +4651,7 @@ static void __init tcp_struct_check(void)
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct tcp_sock, tcp_sock_write_tx, tsorted_sent_queue);
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct tcp_sock, tcp_sock_write_tx, highest_sack);
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct tcp_sock, tcp_sock_write_tx, ecn_flags);
-	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_SIZE(struct tcp_sock, tcp_sock_write_tx, 113);
+	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_SIZE(struct tcp_sock, tcp_sock_write_tx, 105);
 
 	/* TXRX read-write hotpath cache lines */
 	CACHELINE_ASSERT_GROUP_MEMBER(struct tcp_sock, tcp_sock_write_txrx, pred_flags);