diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h
index 7a443bad61634ded2f99f9d44c0bebca856ea89a..82b8cf581da9e0c661b1c163367fe85e5918f1d8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h
@@ -229,6 +229,102 @@
 #define IT_NEXUS_TIMEOUT       0x7D0
 #define PORT_RECOVERY_TIMEOUT  ((IT_NEXUS_TIMEOUT/100) + 30)
 
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+struct sas_identify_frame_local {
+	/* Byte 0 */
+	u8  frame_type:4;
+	u8  dev_type:3;
+	u8  _un0:1;
+
+	/* Byte 1 */
+	u8  _un1;
+
+	/* Byte 2 */
+	union {
+		struct {
+			u8  _un20:1;
+			u8  smp_iport:1;
+			u8  stp_iport:1;
+			u8  ssp_iport:1;
+			u8  _un247:4;
+		};
+		u8 initiator_bits;
+	};
+
+	/* Byte 3 */
+	union {
+		struct {
+			u8  _un30:1;
+			u8 smp_tport:1;
+			u8 stp_tport:1;
+			u8 ssp_tport:1;
+			u8 _un347:4;
+		};
+		u8 target_bits;
+	};
+
+	/* Byte 4 - 11 */
+	u8 _un4_11[8];
+
+	/* Byte 12 - 19 */
+	u8 sas_addr[SAS_ADDR_SIZE];
+
+	/* Byte 20 */
+	u8 phy_id;
+
+	u8 _un21_27[7];
+
+} __packed;
+
+#elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
+struct sas_identify_frame_local {
+	/* Byte 0 */
+	u8  _un0:1;
+	u8  dev_type:3;
+	u8  frame_type:4;
+
+	/* Byte 1 */
+	u8  _un1;
+
+	/* Byte 2 */
+	union {
+		struct {
+			u8  _un247:4;
+			u8  ssp_iport:1;
+			u8  stp_iport:1;
+			u8  smp_iport:1;
+			u8  _un20:1;
+		};
+		u8 initiator_bits;
+	};
+
+	/* Byte 3 */
+	union {
+		struct {
+			u8 _un347:4;
+			u8 ssp_tport:1;
+			u8 stp_tport:1;
+			u8 smp_tport:1;
+			u8 _un30:1;
+		};
+		u8 target_bits;
+	};
+
+	/* Byte 4 - 11 */
+	u8 _un4_11[8];
+
+	/* Byte 12 - 19 */
+	u8 sas_addr[SAS_ADDR_SIZE];
+
+	/* Byte 20 */
+	u8 phy_id;
+
+	u8 _un21_27[7];
+} __packed;
+#else
+#error "Bitfield order not defined!"
+#endif
+
 struct mpi_msg_hdr {
 	__le32	header;	/* Bits [11:0] - Message operation code */
 	/* Bits [15:12] - Message Category */
@@ -248,7 +344,7 @@ struct mpi_msg_hdr {
 struct phy_start_req {
 	__le32	tag;
 	__le32	ase_sh_lm_slr_phyid;
-	struct sas_identify_frame sas_identify; /* 28 Bytes */
+	struct sas_identify_frame_local sas_identify; /* 28 Bytes */
 	__le32 spasti;
 	u32	reserved[21];
 } __attribute__((packed, aligned(4)));