diff --git a/include/ffi.h.in b/include/ffi.h.in
index ba1884f1..00c1caa8 100644
--- a/include/ffi.h.in
+++ b/include/ffi.h.in
@@ -305,10 +305,13 @@ typedef struct {
   ffi_cif   *cif;
   void     (*fun)(ffi_cif*,void*,void**,void*);
   void      *user_data;
+} ffi_closure
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-} ffi_closure __attribute__((aligned (8)));
-#else
-} ffi_closure;
+    __attribute__((aligned (8)))
+#endif
+    ;
+
+#ifndef __GNUC__
 # ifdef __sgi
 #  pragma pack 0
 # endif