struct bma220_data {
        struct spi_device *spi_device;
        struct mutex lock;
-       s8 buffer[16]; /* 3x8-bit channels + 5x8 padding + 8x8 timestamp */
+       struct {
+               s8 chans[3];
+               /* Ensure timestamp is naturally aligned. */
+               s64 timestamp __aligned(8);
+       } scan;
        u8 tx_buf[2] ____cacheline_aligned;
 };
 
 
        mutex_lock(&data->lock);
        data->tx_buf[0] = BMA220_REG_ACCEL_X | BMA220_READ_MASK;
-       ret = spi_write_then_read(spi, data->tx_buf, 1, data->buffer,
+       ret = spi_write_then_read(spi, data->tx_buf, 1, &data->scan.chans,
                                  ARRAY_SIZE(bma220_channels) - 1);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto err;
 
-       iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, data->buffer,
+       iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &data->scan,
                                           pf->timestamp);
 err:
        mutex_unlock(&data->lock);