diff --git a/libgo/go/runtime/runtime.go b/libgo/go/runtime/runtime.go
index e63130b..58710de 100644
--- a/libgo/go/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/libgo/go/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -19,20 +19,17 @@
 //
 //go:linkname tickspersecond runtime.tickspersecond
 
-var ticks struct {
-	lock mutex
-	pad  uint32 // ensure 8-byte alignment of val on 386
-	val  uint64
-}
+var ticksLock mutex
+var ticksVal uint64
 
 // Note: Called by runtime/pprof in addition to runtime code.
 func tickspersecond() int64 {
-	r := int64(atomic.Load64(&ticks.val))
+	r := int64(atomic.Load64(&ticksVal))
 	if r != 0 {
 		return r
 	}
-	lock(&ticks.lock)
-	r = int64(ticks.val)
+	lock(&ticksLock)
+	r = int64(ticksVal)
 	if r == 0 {
 		t0 := nanotime()
 		c0 := cputicks()
@@ -46,9 +43,9 @@
 		if r == 0 {
 			r++
 		}
-		atomic.Store64(&ticks.val, uint64(r))
+		atomic.Store64(&ticksVal, uint64(r))
 	}
-	unlock(&ticks.lock)
+	unlock(&ticksLock)
 	return r
 }