diff --git a/src/intel_flash.c b/src/intel_flash.c
index 1faf9aa19..4dd041a48 100644
--- a/src/intel_flash.c
+++ b/src/intel_flash.c
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ enum
 typedef struct flash_t
 {
     uint8_t		command, status,
-			flash_id, flags,
+			pad, flags,
 			*array;
 
+    uint16_t		flash_id, pad16;
+
     uint32_t		program_addr,
 			block_start[BLOCKS_NUM], block_end[BLOCKS_NUM],
 			block_len[BLOCKS_NUM];