diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
index eb5c7a8da9dbe3c838240cdc27898e438278e7ca..18dd4257ab17eaba7115ab33fe3bef2743f38a63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static void sierra_net_set_ctx_index(struct sierra_net_data *priv, u8 ctx_ix)
 	dev_dbg(&(priv->usbnet->udev->dev), "%s %d", __func__, ctx_ix);
 	priv->tx_hdr_template[0] = 0x3F;
 	priv->tx_hdr_template[1] = ctx_ix;
-	*((u16 *)&priv->tx_hdr_template[2]) =
+	*((__be16 *)&priv->tx_hdr_template[2]) =
 		cpu_to_be16(SIERRA_NET_HIP_EXT_IP_OUT_ID);
 }
 
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static int sierra_net_change_mtu(struct net_device *net, int new_mtu)
 static int sierra_net_get_fw_attr(struct usbnet *dev, u16 *datap)
 {
 	int result = 0;
-	u16 attrdata;
+	__le16 attrdata;
 
 	result = usbnet_read_cmd(dev,
 				/* _u8 vendor specific request */