diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/vsie.c b/arch/s390/kvm/vsie.c
index 7c3b5e11b301..c9392460edca 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/vsie.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/vsie.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct vsie_page {
 
 static_assert(sizeof(struct vsie_page) == PAGE_SIZE);
 static_assert(offsetof(struct vsie_page, mcck_info) == offsetof(struct sie_page, mcck_info));
+static_assert(IS_ALIGNED(offsetof(struct vsie_page, crycb), 8));
 
 /* trigger a validity icpt for the given scb */
 static int set_validity_icpt(struct kvm_s390_sie_block *scb,