diff --git a/include/qemu/compiler.h b/include/qemu/compiler.h
index 756ec181b6..7375ea09a6 100644
--- a/include/qemu/compiler.h
+++ b/include/qemu/compiler.h
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@
 #define QEMU_EXTERN_C extern
 #endif
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__))
-# define QEMU_PACKED __attribute__((gcc_struct, packed))
-#else
-# define QEMU_PACKED __attribute__((packed))
-#endif
-
+#define QEMU_PACKED __attribute__((packed))
 #define QEMU_ALIGNED(X) __attribute__((aligned(X)))
 
 #ifndef glue