1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index 2e9c3b3eaa..8f4473759c 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ rb_global_variable(VALUE *var)
     rb_gc_register_address(var);
 }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#pragma pack(push, 1) /* magic for reducing sizeof(RVALUE): 24 -> 20 */
+#endif
+
 typedef struct RVALUE {
     union {
 	struct {
@@ -339,6 +343,10 @@ typedef struct RVALUE {
 #endif
 } RVALUE;
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#pragma pack(pop)
+#endif
+
 static RVALUE *freelist = 0;
 static RVALUE *deferred_final_list = 0;