diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
index 81e0031012caa0c7f8ef7033102abe2ec5348d75..aa4dfd562aaefccab8e16f823199cfbe644a192e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int ath6kl_set_host_app_area(struct ath6kl *ar)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	address = TARG_VTOP(ar->target_type, data);
-	host_app_area.wmi_protocol_ver = WMI_PROTOCOL_VERSION;
+	host_app_area.wmi_protocol_ver = cpu_to_le32(WMI_PROTOCOL_VERSION);
 	if (ath6kl_diag_write(ar, address, (u8 *) &host_app_area,
 			      sizeof(struct host_app_area)))
 		return -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
index 5166f056ba55dd582e5edc74e368a45adfeb5f6f..96102c68640f402653ebdde56c8eadd3db2550b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ struct wmi {
 };
 
 struct host_app_area {
-	u32 wmi_protocol_ver;
-};
+	__le32 wmi_protocol_ver;
+} __packed;
 
 enum wmi_msg_type {
 	DATA_MSGTYPE = 0x0,