diff --git a/include/trace/stages/stage4_event_fields.h b/include/trace/stages/stage4_event_fields.h
index 80d34f396555..a8fb25f39a99 100644
--- a/include/trace/stages/stage4_event_fields.h
+++ b/include/trace/stages/stage4_event_fields.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /* Stage 4 definitions for creating trace events */
 
-#define ALIGN_STRUCTFIELD(type) ((int)(offsetof(struct {char a; type b;}, b)))
+#define ALIGN_STRUCTFIELD(type) ((int)(__alignof__(struct {type b;})))
 
 #undef __field_ext
 #define __field_ext(_type, _item, _filter_type) {			\