diff --git a/drivers/iio/proximity/as3935.c b/drivers/iio/proximity/as3935.c
index b591c63bd6c4..718150a93133 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/proximity/as3935.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/proximity/as3935.c
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ struct as3935_state {
 	unsigned long noise_tripped;
 	u32 tune_cap;
 	u32 nflwdth_reg;
-	u8 buffer[16]; /* 8-bit data + 56-bit padding + 64-bit timestamp */
+	/* Ensure timestamp is naturally aligned */
+	struct {
+		u8 chan;
+		s64 timestamp __aligned(8);
+	} scan;
 	u8 buf[2] ____cacheline_aligned;
 };
 
@@ -227,8 +231,8 @@ static irqreturn_t as3935_trigger_handler(int irq, void *private)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_read;
 
-	st->buffer[0] = val & AS3935_DATA_MASK;
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &st->buffer,
+	st->scan.chan = val & AS3935_DATA_MASK;
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &st->scan,
 					   iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 err_read:
 	iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);