diff --git a/rpcs3/stdafx.cpp b/rpcs3/stdafx.cpp
index 6a4bceaab6..b23dfd4883 100644
--- a/rpcs3/stdafx.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/stdafx.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ static_assert(std::endian::native == std::endian::little || std::endian::native
 CHECK_SIZE_ALIGN(u128, 16, 16);
 CHECK_SIZE_ALIGN(s128, 16, 16);
 
+CHECK_SIZE_ALIGN(f16, 2, 2);
+
 static_assert(be_t<u16>(1) + be_t<u32>(2) + be_t<u64>(3) == 6);
 static_assert(le_t<u16>(1) + le_t<u32>(2) + le_t<u64>(3) == 6);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/types.hpp b/rpcs3/util/types.hpp
index 3cc9729d7c..74efcd0174 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/types.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/types.hpp
@@ -573,10 +573,9 @@ constexpr inline struct umax_helper
 using f32 = float;
 using f64 = double;
 
-union alignas(2) f16
+struct f16
 {
 	u16 _u16;
-	u8 _u8[2];
 
 	explicit f16(u16 raw)
 	{
@@ -595,8 +594,6 @@ union alignas(2) f16
 	}
 };
 
-CHECK_SIZE_ALIGN(f16, 2, 2);
-
 template <typename T, typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral<T>::value && std::is_unsigned<T>::value>>
 constexpr T align(T value, ullong align)
 {