diff --git a/libunwind/include/unwind.h b/libunwind/include/unwind.h
index fc7d122..58dc3d9 100644
--- a/libunwind/include/unwind.h
+++ b/libunwind/include/unwind.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
   } pr_cache;
 
   long long int :0; /* Enforce the 8-byte alignment */
-};
+} __attribute__((__aligned__(8)));
 
 typedef _Unwind_Reason_Code (*_Unwind_Stop_Fn)
       (_Unwind_State state,
diff --git a/libunwind/test/alignment.pass.cpp b/libunwind/test/alignment.pass.cpp
index 5ab5584..1a3ca5a 100644
--- a/libunwind/test/alignment.pass.cpp
+++ b/libunwind/test/alignment.pass.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,16 @@
 
 #include <unwind.h>
 
-struct MaxAligned {} __attribute__((aligned));
-static_assert(alignof(_Unwind_Exception) == alignof(MaxAligned), "");
+// EHABI  : 8-byte aligned
+// itanium: largest supported alignment for the system
+#if defined(_LIBUNWIND_ARM_EHABI)
+static_assert(alignof(_Unwind_Control_Block) == 8,
+              "_Unwind_Control_Block must be double-word aligned");
+#else
+struct MaxAligned {} __attribute__((__aligned__));
+static_assert(alignof(_Unwind_Exception) == alignof(MaxAligned),
+              "_Unwind_Exception must be maximally aligned");
+#endif
 
 int main()
 {