diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 18cd068..05295f2 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 	static struct syscall_metadata					\
 	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) __syscall_meta_##sname;		\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call __used				\
-	  __attribute__((__aligned__(4)))				\
 	  __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events")))			\
 	  event_enter_##sname = {					\
 		.name                   = "sys_enter"#sname,		\
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 	static struct syscall_metadata					\
 	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) __syscall_meta_##sname;		\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call __used				\
-	  __attribute__((__aligned__(4)))				\
 	  __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events")))			\
 	  event_exit_##sname = {					\
 		.name                   = "sys_exit"#sname,		\
diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index e16610c..bd86d1b 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@
 
 #undef DEFINE_EVENT
 #define DEFINE_EVENT(template, name, proto, args)	\
-	static struct ftrace_event_call	__used		\
-	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) event_##name
+	static struct ftrace_event_call	__used event_##name
 
 #undef DEFINE_EVENT_PRINT
 #define DEFINE_EVENT_PRINT(template, name, proto, args, print)	\
@@ -447,7 +446,6 @@ static inline notrace int ftrace_get_offsets_##call(			\
  * };
  *
  * static struct ftrace_event_call __used
- * __attribute__((__aligned__(4)))
  * __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_<call> = {
  *	.name			= "<call>",
  *	.class			= event_class_<template>,
@@ -580,7 +578,6 @@ static struct ftrace_event_class __used event_class_##call = {		\
 #define DEFINE_EVENT(template, call, proto, args)			\
 									\
 static struct ftrace_event_call __used					\
-__attribute__((__aligned__(4)))						\
 __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_##call = {		\
 	.name			= #call,				\
 	.class			= &event_class_##template,		\
@@ -594,7 +591,6 @@ __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_##call = {		\
 static const char print_fmt_##call[] = print;				\
 									\
 static struct ftrace_event_call __used					\
-__attribute__((__aligned__(4)))						\
 __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_##call = {		\
 	.name			= #call,				\
 	.class			= &event_class_##template,		\