diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h
index 407b9477d..dc34e564c 100755
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ struct npc_lt_def {
 	u8	ltype_mask;
 	u8	ltype_match;
 	u8	lid;
-};
+} __packed;
 
 struct npc_lt_def_ipsec {
 	u8	ltype_mask;
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ struct npc_lt_def_ipsec {
 	u8	lid;
 	u8	spi_offset;
 	u8	spi_nz;
-};
+} __packed;
 
 struct npc_lt_def_cfg {
 	struct npc_lt_def	rx_ol2;