diff --git a/base/include/hidl/HidlSupport.h b/base/include/hidl/HidlSupport.h
index f6ce09b..a8eae8c 100644
--- a/base/include/hidl/HidlSupport.h
+++ b/base/include/hidl/HidlSupport.h
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
 private:
     void freeHandle();
 
-    details::hidl_pointer<const native_handle_t> mHandle;
-    bool mOwnsHandle;
+    details::hidl_pointer<const native_handle_t> mHandle __attribute__ ((aligned(8)));
+    bool mOwnsHandle __attribute ((aligned(8)));
 };
 
 struct hidl_string {