diff --git a/common/jack/systemdeps.h b/common/jack/systemdeps.h
index 3c3c064..684e8b5 100644
--- a/common/jack/systemdeps.h
+++ b/common/jack/systemdeps.h
@@ -120,4 +120,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
     #endif /* __APPLE__ || __linux__ || __sun__ || sun */
 
+#ifdef __ARMEL__
+    #undef POST_PACKED_STRUCTURE 
+    #define POST_PACKED_STRUCTURE 
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/posix/JackCompilerDeps_os.h b/posix/JackCompilerDeps_os.h
index c1c17cd..50ac11d 100644
--- a/posix/JackCompilerDeps_os.h
+++ b/posix/JackCompilerDeps_os.h
@@ -58,5 +58,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
     #define POST_PACKED_STRUCTURE
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __ARMEL__
+    #undef POST_PACKED_STRUCTURE 
+    #define POST_PACKED_STRUCTURE 
 #endif
 
+#endif