diff --git a/drivers/usb/net/rtl8150.c b/drivers/usb/net/rtl8150.c
index e0eecda78ec12cac845fac5831742643db94688f..670262a38a0f25e8471ad9073ac970901f1c981f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/net/rtl8150.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/net/rtl8150.c
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ static int write_mii_word(rtl8150_t * dev, u8 phy, __u8 indx, u16 reg)
 	u8 data[3], tmp;
 
 	data[0] = phy;
-	*(data + 1) = cpu_to_le16p(&reg);
+	data[1] = reg & 0xff;
+	data[2] = (reg >> 8) & 0xff;
 	tmp = indx | PHY_WRITE | PHY_GO;
 	i = 0;