diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 472f048..59ff6c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 /* For standard target */
 #define XT_RETURN (-NF_REPEAT - 1)
 
-#define XT_ALIGN(s) (((s) + (__alignof__(void *)-1)) & ~(__alignof__(void *)-1))
+#define XT_ALIGN(s) (((s) + (__alignof__(u_int64_t)-1)) & ~(__alignof__(u_int64_t)-1))
 
 /* Standard return verdict, or do jump. */
 #define XT_STANDARD_TARGET ""