diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h
index de9fbd98dfb7..c92c3f4631d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ struct npc_lt_def {
 	u8	ltype_mask;
 	u8	ltype_match;
 	u8	lid;
-};
+} __packed;
 
 struct npc_lt_def_ipsec {
 	u8	ltype_mask;
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ struct npc_lt_def_ipsec {
 	u8	lid;
 	u8	spi_offset;
 	u8	spi_nz;
-};
+} __packed;
 
 struct npc_lt_def_apad {
 	u8	ltype_mask;