diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c
index 294df4bca4a6a448705a5fe8d62b5ea216459741..578e5f72aabe5a0b055344e4ca76f25927899d03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c
@@ -661,9 +661,8 @@ int efx_mcdi_get_board_cfg(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *mac_address,
 			   u16 *fw_subtype_list, u32 *capabilities)
 {
 	uint8_t outbuf[MC_CMD_GET_BOARD_CFG_OUT_LENMIN];
-	size_t outlen;
+	size_t outlen, offset, i;
 	int port_num = efx_port_num(efx);
-	int offset;
 	int rc;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(MC_CMD_GET_BOARD_CFG_IN_LEN != 0);
@@ -683,11 +682,16 @@ int efx_mcdi_get_board_cfg(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *mac_address,
 		: MC_CMD_GET_BOARD_CFG_OUT_MAC_ADDR_BASE_PORT0_OFST;
 	if (mac_address)
 		memcpy(mac_address, outbuf + offset, ETH_ALEN);
-	if (fw_subtype_list)
-		memcpy(fw_subtype_list,
-		       outbuf + MC_CMD_GET_BOARD_CFG_OUT_FW_SUBTYPE_LIST_OFST,
-		       MC_CMD_GET_BOARD_CFG_OUT_FW_SUBTYPE_LIST_MINNUM *
-		       sizeof(fw_subtype_list[0]));
+	if (fw_subtype_list) {
+		offset = MC_CMD_GET_BOARD_CFG_OUT_FW_SUBTYPE_LIST_OFST;
+		for (i = 0;
+		     i < MC_CMD_GET_BOARD_CFG_OUT_FW_SUBTYPE_LIST_MINNUM;
+		     i++) {
+			fw_subtype_list[i] =
+				le16_to_cpup((__le16 *)(outbuf + offset));
+			offset += 2;
+		}
+	}
 	if (capabilities) {
 		if (port_num)
 			*capabilities = MCDI_DWORD(outbuf,