diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
index 2326cc219c4694e77c00a5c306e9f66da130206b..e6ea8e61f96ddc17c09a7f90f3f37727ca49f7ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ static void bgmac_dma_tx_ring_free(struct bgmac *bgmac,
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < BGMAC_TX_RING_SLOTS; i++) {
-		int len = dma_desc[i].ctl1 & BGMAC_DESC_CTL1_LEN;
+		u32 ctl1 = le32_to_cpu(dma_desc[i].ctl1);
+		unsigned int len = ctl1 & BGMAC_DESC_CTL1_LEN;
 
 		slot = &ring->slots[i];
 		dev_kfree_skb(slot->skb);