diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_fc.h b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_fc.h
index e5443af69..a1944da7c 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_fc.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_fc.h
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_fc_ls_rqst {
 #define FCNVME_LS_RSVD_SIZE (FCNVME_MAX_LS_BUFFER_SIZE - \
 	(sizeof(struct spdk_nvmf_fc_ls_rqst) + FCNVME_MAX_LS_REQ_SIZE + FCNVME_MAX_LS_RSP_SIZE))
 
-struct __attribute__((__packed__)) spdk_nvmf_fc_rq_buf_ls_request {
+struct spdk_nvmf_fc_rq_buf_ls_request {
 	uint8_t rqst[FCNVME_MAX_LS_REQ_SIZE];
 	uint8_t resp[FCNVME_MAX_LS_RSP_SIZE];
 	struct spdk_nvmf_fc_ls_rqst ls_rqst;