--- a/src/idl_gen_cpp.cpp
+++ b/src/idl_gen_cpp.cpp
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
       code_ += "struct {{STRUCT_NAME}}BinarySchema {";
       code_ += "  static const uint8_t *data() {";
       code_ += "    // Buffer containing the binary schema.";
-      code_ += "    static const uint8_t bfbsData[" +
+      code_ += "    alignas(uint64_t) static const uint8_t bfbsData[" +
                NumToString(parser_.builder_.GetSize()) + "] = {";
       code_ += binary_schema_hex_text;
       code_ += "    };";
--- a/tests/monster_test_bfbs_generated.h
+++ b/tests/monster_test_bfbs_generated.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 struct MonsterBinarySchema {
   static const uint8_t *data() {
     // Buffer containing the binary schema.
-    static const uint8_t bfbsData[14520] = {
+    alignas(uint64_t) static const uint8_t bfbsData[14520] = {
       0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x42,0x46,0x42,0x53,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x14,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x04,0x00,0x08,0x00,
       0x0C,0x00,0x10,0x00,0x14,0x00,0x18,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x14,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x58,0x00,0x00,0x00,
       0x34,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x24,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x18,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x70,0x0D,0x00,0x00,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00,
--- a/tests/64bit/test_64bit_bfbs_generated.h
+++ b/tests/64bit/test_64bit_bfbs_generated.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 struct RootTableBinarySchema {
   static const uint8_t *data() {
     // Buffer containing the binary schema.
-    static const uint8_t bfbsData[1308] = {
+    alignas(uint64_t) static const uint8_t bfbsData[1308] = {
       0x1C,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x42,0x46,0x42,0x53,0x14,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x04,0x00,0x08,0x00,0x0C,0x00,0x10,0x00,
       0x14,0x00,0x18,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x1C,0x00,0x14,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x34,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x2C,0x00,0x00,0x00,
       0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x14,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x54,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x2C,0x00,0x00,0x00,