diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mag3110.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mag3110.c
index b4f643fb3b1e..d523bc51ff26 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mag3110.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mag3110.c
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ struct mag3110_data {
 	struct i2c_client *client;
 	struct mutex lock;
 	u8 ctrl_reg1;
+	/* Ensure natural alignment of timestamp */
+	struct {
+		__be16 channels[3];
+		u8 temperature;
+		s64 ts __aligned(8);
+	} scan;
 };
 
 static int mag3110_request(struct mag3110_data *data)
@@ -262,10 +268,9 @@ static irqreturn_t mag3110_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct mag3110_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	u8 buffer[16]; /* 3 16-bit channels + 1 byte temp + padding + ts */
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = mag3110_read(data, (__be16 *) buffer);
+	ret = mag3110_read(data, data->scan.channels);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -274,10 +279,10 @@ static irqreturn_t mag3110_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 			MAG3110_DIE_TEMP);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto done;
-		buffer[6] = ret;
+		data->scan.temperature = ret;
 	}
 
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, buffer,
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &data->scan,
 		iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 
 done: