diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
index 575ca568a4f1..51e4f7bad47f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct gb_serial_line_coding {
 #define GB_SERIAL_SPACE_PARITY		4
 
 	__u8	data;
-} __attribute__ ((packed));
+};
 
 struct gb_uart_set_line_coding_request {
 	struct gb_serial_line_coding	line_coding;