diff --git a/src/remote.cc b/src/remote.cc
index 58dd7233..561b3cf0 100644
--- a/src/remote.cc
+++ b/src/remote.cc
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ T read(int socket)
     union U
     {
         T object;
-        char data[sizeof(T)];
+        alignas(T) char data[sizeof(T)];
         U() {}
         ~U() { object.~T(); }
     } u;