diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c b/drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c
index 1574e4604a4f..aa301c606346 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ struct bma180_data {
 	int scale;
 	int bw;
 	bool pmode;
-	u8 buff[16]; /* 3x 16-bit + 8-bit + padding + timestamp */
+	/* Ensure timestamp is naturally aligned */
+	struct {
+		s16 chan[4];
+		s64 timestamp __aligned(8);
+	} scan;
 };
 
 enum bma180_chan {
@@ -675,12 +679,12 @@ static irqreturn_t bma180_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 			mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
 			goto err;
 		}
-		((s16 *)data->buff)[i++] = ret;
+		data->scan.chan[i++] = ret;
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
 
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, data->buff, time_ns);
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &data->scan, time_ns);
 err:
 	iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);