diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
index 4d06dec6cd46288137355765c63a5f1cad366510..eab020338fde2b345c1c795b88d68ac4c360364a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
@@ -60,13 +60,24 @@ int lbs_update_hw_spec(struct lbs_private *priv)
 		goto out;
 
 	priv->fwcapinfo = le32_to_cpu(cmd.fwcapinfo);
-	memcpy(priv->fwreleasenumber, cmd.fwreleasenumber, 4);
 
-	lbs_deb_cmd("GET_HW_SPEC: firmware release %u.%u.%up%u\n",
-		    priv->fwreleasenumber[2], priv->fwreleasenumber[1],
-		    priv->fwreleasenumber[0], priv->fwreleasenumber[3]);
-	lbs_deb_cmd("GET_HW_SPEC: MAC addr %s\n",
-		    print_mac(mac, cmd.permanentaddr));
+	/* The firmware release is in an interesting format: the patch
+	 * level is in the most significant nibble ... so fix that: */
+	priv->fwrelease = le32_to_cpu(cmd.fwrelease);
+	priv->fwrelease = (priv->fwrelease << 8) |
+		(priv->fwrelease >> 24 & 0xff);
+
+	/* Some firmware capabilities:
+	 * CF card    firmware 5.0.16p0:   cap 0x00000303
+	 * USB dongle firmware 5.110.17p2: cap 0x00000303
+	 */
+	printk("libertas: %s, fw %u.%u.%up%u, cap 0x%08x\n",
+		print_mac(mac, cmd.permanentaddr),
+		priv->fwrelease >> 24 & 0xff,
+		priv->fwrelease >> 16 & 0xff,
+		priv->fwrelease >>  8 & 0xff,
+		priv->fwrelease       & 0xff,
+		priv->fwcapinfo);
 	lbs_deb_cmd("GET_HW_SPEC: hardware interface 0x%x, hardware spec 0x%04x\n",
 		    cmd.hwifversion, cmd.version);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h
index c1c9733c5f9e48760a2bcbc50c2a923b056e1a32..58d7ef6b5ff5b127591c65bd9d60ffb731c87e9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ struct lbs_private {
 
 	/** Wlan adapter data structure*/
 	/** STATUS variables */
-	u8 fwreleasenumber[4];
+	u32 fwrelease;
 	u32 fwcapinfo;
 	/* protected with big lock */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/hostcmd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/hostcmd.h
index be325eda6a4b22ed6b3ac845cfea1e0b84bc79de..d35b015b66577d80620b1e1bdebfa4cf81d1af51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/hostcmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/hostcmd.h
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ struct cmd_ds_get_hw_spec {
 	/* Number of antenna used */
 	__le16 nr_antenna;
 
-	/* FW release number, example 1,2,3,4 = 3.2.1p4 */
-	u8 fwreleasenumber[4];
+	/* FW release number, example 0x01030304 = 2.3.4p1 */
+	__le32 fwrelease;
 
 	/* Base Address of TxPD queue */
 	__le32 wcb_base;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
index 3e8d555ba3a97bc0d2de00f4ef47a5c6dafda124..e8bfc26b10a4eb11d647229bc085cea71a00f84c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
@@ -2071,17 +2071,11 @@ void lbs_get_fwversion(struct lbs_private *priv, char *fwversion, int maxlen)
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
-	if (priv->fwreleasenumber[3] == 0)
-		sprintf(fwver, "%u.%u.%u",
-			priv->fwreleasenumber[2],
-			priv->fwreleasenumber[1],
-			priv->fwreleasenumber[0]);
-	else
-		sprintf(fwver, "%u.%u.%u.p%u",
-			priv->fwreleasenumber[2],
-			priv->fwreleasenumber[1],
-			priv->fwreleasenumber[0],
-			priv->fwreleasenumber[3]);
+	sprintf(fwver, "%u.%u.%u.p%u",
+		priv->fwrelease >> 24 & 0xff,
+		priv->fwrelease >> 16 & 0xff,
+		priv->fwrelease >>  8 & 0xff,
+		priv->fwrelease       & 0xff);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 	snprintf(fwversion, maxlen, fwver);