diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
index 2232b858618f5..347aabc423cee 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
@@ -811,33 +811,34 @@ static int dispatch_rw_block_io(struct xen_blkif *blkif,
 static void make_response(struct xen_blkif *blkif, u64 id,
 			  unsigned short op, int st)
 {
-	struct blkif_response  resp;
+	struct blkif_response *resp;
 	unsigned long     flags;
 	union blkif_back_rings *blk_rings = &blkif->blk_rings;
 	int notify;
 
-	resp.id        = id;
-	resp.operation = op;
-	resp.status    = st;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&blkif->blk_ring_lock, flags);
 	/* Place on the response ring for the relevant domain. */
 	switch (blkif->blk_protocol) {
 	case BLKIF_PROTOCOL_NATIVE:
-		memcpy(RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->native, blk_rings->native.rsp_prod_pvt),
-		       &resp, sizeof(resp));
+		resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->native,
+					 blk_rings->native.rsp_prod_pvt);
 		break;
 	case BLKIF_PROTOCOL_X86_32:
-		memcpy(RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->x86_32, blk_rings->x86_32.rsp_prod_pvt),
-		       &resp, sizeof(resp));
+		resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->x86_32,
+					 blk_rings->x86_32.rsp_prod_pvt);
 		break;
 	case BLKIF_PROTOCOL_X86_64:
-		memcpy(RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->x86_64, blk_rings->x86_64.rsp_prod_pvt),
-		       &resp, sizeof(resp));
+		resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->x86_64,
+					 blk_rings->x86_64.rsp_prod_pvt);
 		break;
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	}
+
+	resp->id        = id;
+	resp->operation = op;
+	resp->status    = st;
+
 	blk_rings->common.rsp_prod_pvt++;
 	RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(&blk_rings->common, notify);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkif->blk_ring_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
index 2c6205e502eff..4a5f21e87a80b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@
 struct blkif_common_request {
 	char dummy;
 };
-struct blkif_common_response {
-	char dummy;
-};
 
 /* i386 protocol version */
 #pragma pack(push, 4)
@@ -83,11 +80,6 @@ struct blkif_x86_32_request {
 		struct blkif_x86_32_request_discard discard;
 	} u;
 };
-struct blkif_x86_32_response {
-	uint64_t        id;              /* copied from request */
-	uint8_t         operation;       /* copied from request */
-	int16_t         status;          /* BLKIF_RSP_???       */
-};
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
 /* x86_64 protocol version */
@@ -112,18 +104,13 @@ struct blkif_x86_64_request {
 		struct blkif_x86_64_request_discard discard;
 	} u;
 };
-struct blkif_x86_64_response {
-	uint64_t       __attribute__((__aligned__(8))) id;
-	uint8_t         operation;       /* copied from request */
-	int16_t         status;          /* BLKIF_RSP_???       */
-};
 
 DEFINE_RING_TYPES(blkif_common, struct blkif_common_request,
-		  struct blkif_common_response);
+		  struct blkif_response);
 DEFINE_RING_TYPES(blkif_x86_32, struct blkif_x86_32_request,
-		  struct blkif_x86_32_response);
+		  struct blkif_response __packed);
 DEFINE_RING_TYPES(blkif_x86_64, struct blkif_x86_64_request,
-		  struct blkif_x86_64_response);
+		  struct blkif_response);
 
 union blkif_back_rings {
 	struct blkif_back_ring        native;