diff --git a/drivers/common/cpt/cpt_common.h b/drivers/common/cpt/cpt_common.h
index 56bfea4953..0141b2aed5 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cpt/cpt_common.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cpt/cpt_common.h
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ struct cpt_request_info {
 	/** Control path fields */
 	uint64_t time_out;
 	uint8_t extra_time;
-} __rte_cache_aligned;
+} __rte_aligned(8);
 
 #endif /* _CPT_COMMON_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.h b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.h
index f329741b38..a00f3d696e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct cpt_meta_info {
 	uint64_t deq_op_info[4];
 	uint64_t comp_code_sz;
 	union cpt_res_s cpt_res __rte_aligned(16);
-	struct cpt_request_info cpt_req __rte_aligned(8);
+	struct cpt_request_info cpt_req;
 };
 
 #define CPT_LOGTYPE otx2_cpt_logtype