diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_ring_mpmc_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_ring_mpmc_internal.h
index bd8a5c77dd..2a5eb0b751 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_ring_mpmc_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_ring_mpmc_internal.h
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ extern "C" {
 
 struct ring_mpmc_common {
 	odp_atomic_u32_t r_head ODP_ALIGNED_CACHE;
-	odp_atomic_u32_t r_tail;
+	odp_atomic_u32_t r_tail ODP_ALIGNED_CACHE;
 
 	odp_atomic_u32_t w_head ODP_ALIGNED_CACHE;
-	odp_atomic_u32_t w_tail;
+	odp_atomic_u32_t w_tail ODP_ALIGNED_CACHE;
 };
 
 typedef struct ODP_ALIGNED_CACHE {