diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index 4aaefc349a4b1..134c8e5cf07cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct ipv6_opt_hdr {
 	/* 
 	 * TLV encoded option data follows.
 	 */
-};
+} __attribute__ ((packed));	/* required for some archs */
 
 #define ipv6_destopt_hdr ipv6_opt_hdr
 #define ipv6_hopopt_hdr  ipv6_opt_hdr