diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_bl.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_bl.c
index 76baed0a76c0e..338acf29c487b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_bl.c
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ static int __qat_bl_sgl_to_bufl(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
 		if (unlikely(!bufl))
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	} else {
-		bufl = &buf->sgl_src.sgl_hdr;
+		bufl = container_of(&buf->sgl_src.sgl_hdr,
+				    struct qat_alg_buf_list, hdr);
 		memset(bufl, 0, sizeof(struct qat_alg_buf_list));
 		buf->sgl_src_valid = true;
 	}
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@ static int __qat_bl_sgl_to_bufl(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
 			if (unlikely(!buflout))
 				goto err_in;
 		} else {
-			buflout = &buf->sgl_dst.sgl_hdr;
+			buflout = container_of(&buf->sgl_dst.sgl_hdr,
+					       struct qat_alg_buf_list, hdr);
 			memset(buflout, 0, sizeof(struct qat_alg_buf_list));
 			buf->sgl_dst_valid = true;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_bl.h b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_bl.h
index d87e4f35ac395..85bc32a9ec0eb 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_bl.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_bl.h
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ struct qat_alg_buf {
 } __packed;
 
 struct qat_alg_buf_list {
-	u64 resrvd;
-	u32 num_bufs;
-	u32 num_mapped_bufs;
+	/* New members must be added within the __struct_group() macro below. */
+	__struct_group(qat_alg_buf_list_hdr, hdr, __packed,
+		u64 resrvd;
+		u32 num_bufs;
+		u32 num_mapped_bufs;
+	);
 	struct qat_alg_buf buffers[];
 } __packed;
 
 struct qat_alg_fixed_buf_list {
-	struct qat_alg_buf_list sgl_hdr;
+	struct qat_alg_buf_list_hdr sgl_hdr;
 	struct qat_alg_buf descriptors[QAT_MAX_BUFF_DESC];
 } __packed __aligned(64);