diff --git a/src/crypto.h b/src/crypto.h
index 0ae34eec..1ff29d8c 100644
--- a/src/crypto.h
+++ b/src/crypto.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ typedef struct buffer {
     size_t len;
     size_t capacity;
     char   *data;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) buffer_t;
+} buffer_t;
 
 typedef struct {
     int method;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ typedef struct {
     size_t key_len;
     size_t tag_len;
     uint8_t key[MAX_KEY_LENGTH];
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) cipher_t;
+} cipher_t;
 
 typedef struct {
     uint32_t init;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t salt[MAX_KEY_LENGTH];
     uint8_t skey[MAX_KEY_LENGTH];
     uint8_t nonce[MAX_NONCE_LENGTH];
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) cipher_ctx_t;
+} cipher_ctx_t;
 
 typedef struct crypto {
     cipher_t *cipher;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ typedef struct crypto {
 
     void(*const ctx_init) (cipher_t *, cipher_ctx_t *, int);
     void(*const ctx_release) (cipher_ctx_t *);
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) crypto_t;
+} crypto_t;
 
 int balloc(buffer_t *, size_t);
 int brealloc(buffer_t *, size_t, size_t);
diff --git a/src/local.h b/src/local.h
index db3cd2b6..9f0a16f7 100644
--- a/src/local.h
+++ b/src/local.h
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ typedef struct listen_ctx {
     int fd;
     int mptcp;
     struct sockaddr **remote_addr;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) listen_ctx_t;
+} listen_ctx_t;
 
 typedef struct server_ctx {
     ev_io io;
     int connected;
     struct server *server;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) server_ctx_t;
+} server_ctx_t;
 
 typedef struct server {
     int fd;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ typedef struct server {
     ev_timer delayed_connect_watcher;
 
     struct cork_dllist_item entries;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) server_t;
+} server_t;
 
 typedef struct remote_ctx {
     ev_io io;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ typedef struct remote_ctx {
 
     int connected;
     struct remote *remote;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) remote_ctx_t;
+} remote_ctx_t;
 
 typedef struct remote {
     int fd;
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ typedef struct remote {
     struct remote_ctx *send_ctx;
     struct server *server;
     struct sockaddr_storage addr;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) remote_t;
+} remote_t;
 
 #endif // _LOCAL_H
diff --git a/src/manager.h b/src/manager.h
index 4b9b21a4..d5aa8327 100644
--- a/src/manager.h
+++ b/src/manager.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct manager_ctx {
 #ifdef HAVE_SETRLIMIT
     int nofile;
 #endif
-} __attribute__((aligned(4)));
+};
 
 struct server {
     char port[8];
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ struct server {
     char *plugin;
     char *plugin_opts;
     uint64_t traffic;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4)));
+};
 
 #endif // _MANAGER_H
diff --git a/src/redir.h b/src/redir.h
index fdd0b0e5..2544d65e 100644
--- a/src/redir.h
+++ b/src/redir.h
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ typedef struct listen_ctx {
     int mptcp;
     int tos;
     struct sockaddr **remote_addr;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) listen_ctx_t;
+} listen_ctx_t;
 
 typedef struct server_ctx {
     ev_io io;
     int connected;
     struct server *server;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) server_ctx_t;
+} server_ctx_t;
 
 typedef struct server {
     int fd;
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ typedef struct server {
 
     struct sockaddr_storage destaddr;
     ev_timer delayed_connect_watcher;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) server_t;
+} server_t;
 
 typedef struct remote_ctx {
     ev_io io;
     ev_timer watcher;
     int connected;
     struct remote *remote;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) remote_ctx_t;
+} remote_ctx_t;
 
 typedef struct remote {
     int fd;
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ typedef struct remote {
     struct server *server;
     uint32_t counter;
     struct sockaddr *addr;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) remote_t;
+} remote_t;
 
 #endif // _REDIR_H
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index de771c6e..9f5f6814 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ typedef struct listen_ctx {
     int timeout;
     char *iface;
     struct ev_loop *loop;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) listen_ctx_t;
+} listen_ctx_t;
 
 typedef struct server_ctx {
     ev_io io;
     ev_timer watcher;
     int connected;
     struct server *server;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) server_ctx_t;
+} server_ctx_t;
 
 #ifdef USE_NFCONNTRACK_TOS
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct dscptracker {
     long unsigned int mark;
     unsigned int dscp;
     unsigned int packet_count;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4)));
+};
 
 #endif
 
@@ -94,18 +94,18 @@ typedef struct server {
 #ifdef USE_NFCONNTRACK_TOS
     struct dscptracker *tracker;
 #endif
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) server_t;
+} server_t;
 
 typedef struct query {
     server_t *server;
     char hostname[MAX_HOSTNAME_LEN];
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) query_t;
+} query_t;
 
 typedef struct remote_ctx {
     ev_io io;
     int connected;
     struct remote *remote;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) remote_ctx_t;
+} remote_ctx_t;
 
 typedef struct remote {
     int fd;
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ typedef struct remote {
     struct remote_ctx *recv_ctx;
     struct remote_ctx *send_ctx;
     struct server *server;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) remote_t;
+} remote_t;
 
 #endif // _SERVER_H
diff --git a/src/udprelay.h b/src/udprelay.h
index 5431ca6c..72424918 100644
--- a/src/udprelay.h
+++ b/src/udprelay.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef struct server_ctx {
 #ifdef MODULE_REMOTE
     struct ev_loop *loop;
 #endif
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) server_ctx_t;
+} server_ctx_t;
 
 #ifdef MODULE_REMOTE
 typedef struct query_ctx {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ typedef struct query_ctx {
     char addr_header[MAX_ADDR_HEADER_SIZE];
     struct server_ctx *server_ctx;
     struct remote_ctx *remote_ctx;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) query_ctx_t;
+} query_ctx_t;
 #endif
 
 typedef struct remote_ctx {
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ typedef struct remote_ctx {
     struct sockaddr_storage dst_addr;
 #endif
     struct server_ctx *server_ctx;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4))) remote_ctx_t;
+} remote_ctx_t;
 
 #endif // _UDPRELAY_H