diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c
index 5a863005aca6..5e0be36af0c5 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ struct ad7768_state {
 	union {
 		struct {
 			__be32 chan;
-			s64 timestamp;
+			aligned_s64 timestamp;
 		} scan;
 		__be32 d32;
 		u8 d8[2];