diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 7ccdf87f376f..293250958512 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct module_version_attribute {
 	struct module_attribute mattr;
 	const char *module_name;
 	const char *version;
-} __attribute__ ((__aligned__(sizeof(void *))));
+};
 
 extern ssize_t __modver_version_show(struct module_attribute *,
 				     struct module_kobject *, char *);