diff --git a/drivers/iio/potentiostat/lmp91000.c b/drivers/iio/potentiostat/lmp91000.c
index a0e5f530faa9..d6db07264a7b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/potentiostat/lmp91000.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/potentiostat/lmp91000.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ struct lmp91000_data {
 
 	struct completion completion;
 	u8 chan_select;
-
-	u32 buffer[4]; /* 64-bit data + 64-bit timestamp */
+	/* 64-bit data + 64-bit naturally aligned timestamp */
+	u32 buffer[4] __aligned(8);
 };
 
 static const struct iio_chan_spec lmp91000_channels[] = {