diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index ce2ab14ee605..cecb4223440e 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ struct net_bridge_port_group {
 	struct rcu_head			rcu;
 	struct timer_list		timer;
 	struct br_ip			addr;
+	unsigned char			eth_addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(2);
 	unsigned char			flags;
-	unsigned char			eth_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 };
 
 struct net_bridge_mdb_entry {