diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c
index c7a085dce1f47..0261b3cfc92b6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ struct adc0832 {
 	struct regulator *reg;
 	struct mutex lock;
 	u8 mux_bits;
+	/*
+	 * Max size needed: 16x 1 byte ADC data + 8 bytes timestamp
+	 * May be shorter if not all channels are enabled subject
+	 * to the timestamp remaining 8 byte aligned.
+	 */
+	u8 data[24] __aligned(8);
 
 	u8 tx_buf[2] ____cacheline_aligned;
 	u8 rx_buf[2];
@@ -200,7 +206,6 @@ static irqreturn_t adc0832_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct adc0832 *adc = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	u8 data[24] = { }; /* 16x 1 byte ADC data + 8 bytes timestamp */
 	int scan_index;
 	int i = 0;
 
@@ -218,10 +223,10 @@ static irqreturn_t adc0832_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		data[i] = ret;
+		adc->data[i] = ret;
 		i++;
 	}
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, data,
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, adc->data,
 					   iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&adc->lock);