diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index 2eaa88224c9..e1269486ad9 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ struct ethernet_hdr {
 	u8		et_dest[ARP_HLEN];	/* Destination node	*/
 	u8		et_src[ARP_HLEN];	/* Source node		*/
 	u16		et_protlen;		/* Protocol or length	*/
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 /* Ethernet header size */
 #define ETHER_HDR_SIZE	(sizeof(struct ethernet_hdr))
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ struct e802_hdr {
 	u8		et_snap2;
 	u8		et_snap3;
 	u16		et_prot;		/* 802 protocol		*/
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 /* 802 + SNAP + ethernet header size */
 #define E802_HDR_SIZE	(sizeof(struct e802_hdr))
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ struct vlan_ethernet_hdr {
 	u16		vet_vlan_type;		/* PROT_VLAN		*/
 	u16		vet_tag;		/* TAG of VLAN		*/
 	u16		vet_type;		/* protocol type	*/
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 /* VLAN Ethernet header size */
 #define VLAN_ETHER_HDR_SIZE	(sizeof(struct vlan_ethernet_hdr))
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ struct ip_hdr {
 	u16		ip_sum;		/* checksum			*/
 	struct in_addr	ip_src;		/* Source IP address		*/
 	struct in_addr	ip_dst;		/* Destination IP address	*/
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 #define IP_OFFS		0x1fff /* ip offset *= 8 */
 #define IP_FLAGS	0xe000 /* first 3 bits */
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ struct ip_udp_hdr {
 	u16		udp_dst;	/* UDP destination port		*/
 	u16		udp_len;	/* Length of UDP packet		*/
 	u16		udp_xsum;	/* Checksum			*/
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 #define IP_UDP_HDR_SIZE		(sizeof(struct ip_udp_hdr))
 #define UDP_HDR_SIZE		(IP_UDP_HDR_SIZE - IP_HDR_SIZE)
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ struct arp_hdr {
 	u8		ar_tha[];	/* Target hardware address	*/
 	u8		ar_tpa[];	/* Target protocol address	*/
 #endif /* 0 */
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 #define ARP_HDR_SIZE	(8+20)		/* Size assuming ethernet	*/
 
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ struct icmp_hdr {
 		} frag;
 		u8 data[0];
 	} un;
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 #define ICMP_HDR_SIZE		(sizeof(struct icmp_hdr))
 #define IP_ICMP_HDR_SIZE	(IP_HDR_SIZE + ICMP_HDR_SIZE)
diff --git a/net/bootp.h b/net/bootp.h
index fcb0a64e614..567340ec5d4 100644
--- a/net/bootp.h
+++ b/net/bootp.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct bootp_hdr {
 	char		bp_sname[64];	/* Server host name		*/
 	char		bp_file[128];	/* Boot file name		*/
 	char		bp_vend[OPT_FIELD_SIZE]; /* Vendor information	*/
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 #define BOOTP_HDR_SIZE	sizeof(struct bootp_hdr)
 
diff --git a/net/dns.h b/net/dns.h
index c4e96afa062..c55a5c1b046 100644
--- a/net/dns.h
+++ b/net/dns.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct header {
 	uint16_t	nauth;		/* Authority PRs */
 	uint16_t	nother;		/* Other PRs */
 	unsigned char	data[1];	/* Data, variable length */
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 void dns_start(void);		/* Begin DNS */
 
diff --git a/net/nfs.h b/net/nfs.h
index 45da246aa1e..70a1a6d554b 100644
--- a/net/nfs.h
+++ b/net/nfs.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct rpc_t {
 			uint32_t data[NFS_READ_SIZE];
 		} reply;
 	} u;
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 void nfs_start(void);	/* Begin NFS */
 
 
diff --git a/net/sntp.h b/net/sntp.h
index 6a9c6bb82fb..c38bceed3f6 100644
--- a/net/sntp.h
+++ b/net/sntp.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct sntp_pkt_t {
 	unsigned long long originate_timestamp;
 	unsigned long long receive_timestamp;
 	unsigned long long transmit_timestamp;
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 void sntp_start(void);	/* Begin SNTP */