diff --git a/libswscale/swscale_internal.h b/libswscale/swscale_internal.h
index 33fdfc2771..6ad278e19b 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale_internal.h
+++ b/libswscale/swscale_internal.h
@@ -362,9 +362,11 @@ typedef struct SwsContext {
     int dstY;                     ///< Last destination vertical line output from last slice.
     int flags;                    ///< Flags passed by the user to select scaler algorithm, optimizations, subsampling, etc...
     void *yuvTable;             // pointer to the yuv->rgb table start so it can be freed()
+    // alignment ensures the offset can be added in a single
+    // instruction on e.g. ARM
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED(16, int, table_gV)[256 + 2*YUVRGB_TABLE_HEADROOM];
     uint8_t *table_rV[256 + 2*YUVRGB_TABLE_HEADROOM];
     uint8_t *table_gU[256 + 2*YUVRGB_TABLE_HEADROOM];
-    int table_gV[256 + 2*YUVRGB_TABLE_HEADROOM];
     uint8_t *table_bU[256 + 2*YUVRGB_TABLE_HEADROOM];
     DECLARE_ALIGNED(16, int32_t, input_rgb2yuv_table)[16+40*4]; // This table can contain both C and SIMD formatted values, teh C vales are always at the XY_IDX points
 #define RY_IDX 0