diff --git a/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h b/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
index 7171edb1b8b7..179a97041b59 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
+++ b/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
  */
 struct sigcontext {
 	struct user_regs_struct sc_regs;
-} __aligned(8);
+} __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 #endif