diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index bdb5f2ba769d..6bfb510656ab 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -6089,7 +6089,7 @@ struct bpf_fib_lookup {
 
 		/* output: MTU value */
 		__u16	mtu_result;
-	};
+	} __attribute__((packed, aligned(2)));
 	/* input: L3 device index for lookup
 	 * output: device index from FIB lookup
 	 */
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 69d7f0d65b38..54b8c899d21c 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -6089,7 +6089,7 @@ struct bpf_fib_lookup {
 
 		/* output: MTU value */
 		__u16	mtu_result;
-	};
+	} __attribute__((packed, aligned(2)));
 	/* input: L3 device index for lookup
 	 * output: device index from FIB lookup
 	 */