diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 4773f3bad49c..29741049aa79 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 #include <linux/pidfs.h>
 #include <linux/ptdump.h>
 #include <linux/time_namespace.h>
+#include <linux/unaligned.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ static void * __init get_boot_config_from_initrd(size_t *_size)
 {
 	u32 size, csum;
 	char *data;
-	u32 *hdr;
+	u8 *hdr;
 	int i;
 
 	if (!initrd_end)
@@ -289,9 +290,9 @@ static void * __init get_boot_config_from_initrd(size_t *_size)
 	return NULL;
 
 found:
-	hdr = (u32 *)(data - 8);
-	size = le32_to_cpu(hdr[0]);
-	csum = le32_to_cpu(hdr[1]);
+	hdr = (u8 *)(data - 8);
+	size = get_unaligned_le32(hdr);
+	csum = get_unaligned_le32(hdr + 4);
 
 	data = ((void *)hdr) - size;
 	if ((unsigned long)data < initrd_start) {