diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.c b/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.c
index cca4db312bd3..234623ab3817 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4035.c
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ static irqreturn_t vcnl4035_trigger_consumer_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct vcnl4035_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	u8 buffer[ALIGN(sizeof(u16), sizeof(s64)) + sizeof(s64)];
+	/* Ensure naturally aligned timestamp */
+	u8 buffer[ALIGN(sizeof(u16), sizeof(s64)) + sizeof(s64)]  __aligned(8);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = regmap_read(data->regmap, VCNL4035_ALS_DATA, (int *)buffer);