diff --git a/arch/arm/nwfpe/softfloat.h b/arch/arm/nwfpe/softfloat.h
index e1125bc39ee4..0a3067452cd2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/nwfpe/softfloat.h
+++ b/arch/arm/nwfpe/softfloat.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ typedef struct {
     u16 __padding;
 #endif
     u64 low;
-} floatx80;
+}  __attribute__ ((packed,aligned(4))) floatx80;
 
 /*
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