diff --git a/bpf/alignchecker/bpf_alignchecker.c b/bpf/alignchecker/bpf_alignchecker.c
index 49f59ec0945..8e2e8059fc4 100644
--- a/bpf/alignchecker/bpf_alignchecker.c
+++ b/bpf/alignchecker/bpf_alignchecker.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "include/vmlinux.h"
 #include "include/api.h"
 #include "lib/hubble_msg.h"
+#include "process/retprobe_map.h"
+#include "process/types/basic.h"
 
 /* DECLARE declares a unique usage of the union or struct 'x' on the stack.
  *
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ int main(void)
 	// from maps
 	DECLARE(struct, event, iter);
 	DECLARE(struct, execve_map_value, iter);
+	DECLARE(struct, event_config, iter);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/pkg/alignchecker/alignchecker.go b/pkg/alignchecker/alignchecker.go
index 1bb66e93c64..3c6899a244f 100644
--- a/pkg/alignchecker/alignchecker.go
+++ b/pkg/alignchecker/alignchecker.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cilium/tetragon/pkg/api/processapi"
 	"github.com/cilium/tetragon/pkg/api/testapi"
+	"github.com/cilium/tetragon/pkg/api/tracingapi"
 	"github.com/cilium/tetragon/pkg/sensors/exec/execvemap"
 
 	check "github.com/cilium/cilium/pkg/alignchecker"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ func CheckStructAlignments(path string) error {
 		"msg_exit":         {reflect.TypeOf(processapi.MsgExitEvent{})},
 		"msg_test":         {reflect.TypeOf(testapi.MsgTestEvent{})},
 		"execve_map_value": {reflect.TypeOf(execvemap.ExecveValue{})},
+		"event_config":     {reflect.TypeOf(tracingapi.EventConfig{})},
 	}
 	return check.CheckStructAlignments(path, toCheck, true)
 }