diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h
index 4e88f9fc2a28..b6588b7fa898 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h
@@ -504,10 +504,6 @@ struct aml_resource_pin_group_config {
 
 #define AML_RESOURCE_PIN_GROUP_CONFIG_REVISION    1	/* ACPI 6.2 */
 
-/* restore default alignment */
-
-#pragma pack()
-
 /* Union of all resource descriptors, so we can allocate the worst case */
 
 union aml_resource {
@@ -562,6 +558,10 @@ union aml_resource {
 	u8 byte_item;
 };
 
+/* restore default alignment */
+
+#pragma pack()
+
 /* Interfaces used by both the disassembler and compiler */
 
 void
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c
index 27384ee245f0..f92010e667cd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c
@@ -272,18 +272,13 @@ u8
 acpi_rs_get_address_common(struct acpi_resource *resource,
 			   union aml_resource *aml)
 {
-	struct aml_resource_address address;
-
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
-	/* Avoid undefined behavior: member access within misaligned address */
-
-	memcpy(&address, aml, sizeof(address));
-
 	/* Validate the Resource Type */
 
-	if ((address.resource_type > 2) &&
-	    (address.resource_type < 0xC0) && (address.resource_type != 0x0A)) {
+	if ((aml->address.resource_type > 2) &&
+	    (aml->address.resource_type < 0xC0) &&
+	    (aml->address.resource_type != 0x0A)) {
 		return (FALSE);
 	}
 
@@ -304,7 +299,7 @@ acpi_rs_get_address_common(struct acpi_resource *resource,
 		/* Generic resource type, just grab the type_specific byte */
 
 		resource->data.address.info.type_specific =
-		    address.specific_flags;
+		    aml->address.specific_flags;
 	}
 
 	return (TRUE);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c
index 6e7a152d6459..242daf45e20e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c
@@ -608,18 +608,12 @@ acpi_rs_get_list_length(u8 *aml_buffer,
 
 		case ACPI_RESOURCE_NAME_SERIAL_BUS:{
 
-				/* Avoid undefined behavior: member access within misaligned address */
-
-				struct aml_resource_common_serialbus
-				    common_serial_bus;
-				memcpy(&common_serial_bus, aml_resource,
-				       sizeof(common_serial_bus));
-
 				minimum_aml_resource_length =
 				    acpi_gbl_resource_aml_serial_bus_sizes
-				    [common_serial_bus.type];
+				    [aml_resource->common_serial_bus.type];
 				extra_struct_bytes +=
-				    common_serial_bus.resource_length -
+				    aml_resource->common_serial_bus.
+				    resource_length -
 				    minimum_aml_resource_length;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -688,16 +682,10 @@ acpi_rs_get_list_length(u8 *aml_buffer,
 		 */
 		if (acpi_ut_get_resource_type(aml_buffer) ==
 		    ACPI_RESOURCE_NAME_SERIAL_BUS) {
-
-			/* Avoid undefined behavior: member access within misaligned address */
-
-			struct aml_resource_common_serialbus common_serial_bus;
-			memcpy(&common_serial_bus, aml_resource,
-			       sizeof(common_serial_bus));
-
 			buffer_size =
 			    acpi_gbl_resource_struct_serial_bus_sizes
-			    [common_serial_bus.type] + extra_struct_bytes;
+			    [aml_resource->common_serial_bus.type] +
+			    extra_struct_bytes;
 		} else {
 			buffer_size =
 			    acpi_gbl_resource_struct_sizes[resource_index] +
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c
index 164c96e063c6..e46efaa889cd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c
@@ -55,21 +55,15 @@ acpi_rs_convert_aml_to_resources(u8 * aml,
 	aml_resource = ACPI_CAST_PTR(union aml_resource, aml);
 
 	if (acpi_ut_get_resource_type(aml) == ACPI_RESOURCE_NAME_SERIAL_BUS) {
-
-		/* Avoid undefined behavior: member access within misaligned address */
-
-		struct aml_resource_common_serialbus common_serial_bus;
-		memcpy(&common_serial_bus, aml_resource,
-		       sizeof(common_serial_bus));
-
-		if (common_serial_bus.type > AML_RESOURCE_MAX_SERIALBUSTYPE) {
+		if (aml_resource->common_serial_bus.type >
+		    AML_RESOURCE_MAX_SERIALBUSTYPE) {
 			conversion_table = NULL;
 		} else {
 			/* This is an I2C, SPI, UART, or CSI2 serial_bus descriptor */
 
 			conversion_table =
 			    acpi_gbl_convert_resource_serial_bus_dispatch
-			    [common_serial_bus.type];
+			    [aml_resource->common_serial_bus.type];
 		}
 	} else {
 		conversion_table =
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
index cff7901f7866..e1cc3d348750 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
@@ -361,20 +361,16 @@ acpi_ut_validate_resource(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	aml_resource = ACPI_CAST_PTR(union aml_resource, aml);
 	if (resource_type == ACPI_RESOURCE_NAME_SERIAL_BUS) {
 
-		/* Avoid undefined behavior: member access within misaligned address */
-
-		struct aml_resource_common_serialbus common_serial_bus;
-		memcpy(&common_serial_bus, aml_resource,
-		       sizeof(common_serial_bus));
-
 		/* Validate the bus_type field */
 
-		if ((common_serial_bus.type == 0) ||
-		    (common_serial_bus.type > AML_RESOURCE_MAX_SERIALBUSTYPE)) {
+		if ((aml_resource->common_serial_bus.type == 0) ||
+		    (aml_resource->common_serial_bus.type >
+		     AML_RESOURCE_MAX_SERIALBUSTYPE)) {
 			if (walk_state) {
 				ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 					    "Invalid/unsupported SerialBus resource descriptor: BusType 0x%2.2X",
-					    common_serial_bus.type));
+					    aml_resource->common_serial_bus.
+					    type));
 			}
 			return (AE_AML_INVALID_RESOURCE_TYPE);
 		}