diff --git a/ebpf/xdp_filter.c b/ebpf/xdp_filter.c
index 3ee9dd0b11..c83a6fa6f4 100644
--- a/ebpf/xdp_filter.c
+++ b/ebpf/xdp_filter.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 struct vlan_hdr {
     __u16	h_vlan_TCI;
     __u16	h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
-} __attribute__((__aligned__(8))) ;
+};
 
 struct flowv4_keys {
     __u32 src;