diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index bec2abbd7ab2..2c4ebef79d0c 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ struct ata_device {
 	union {
 		u16		id[ATA_ID_WORDS]; /* IDENTIFY xxx DEVICE data */
 		u32		gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_DWORDS]; /* PMP GSCR block */
-	};
+	} ____cacheline_aligned;
 
 	/* DEVSLP Timing Variables from Identify Device Data Log */
 	u8			devslp_timing[ATA_LOG_DEVSLP_SIZE];