diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
index 724f75560ddba86bc20203c2d3a0dfd134acf9b9..2bc5eaae141fd083a19e4d80c08add20d2d2ee5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ struct netxen_adapter {
 	u32 curr_window;
 
 	u32 cmd_producer;
-	u32 *cmd_consumer;
+	__le32 *cmd_consumer;
 
 	u32 last_cmd_consumer;
 	u32 max_tx_desc_count;
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ dma_watchdog_wakeup(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 
 
 int netxen_is_flash_supported(struct netxen_adapter *adapter);
-int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, u64 mac[]);
+int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, __le64 mac[]);
 extern void netxen_change_ringparam(struct netxen_adapter *adapter);
 extern int netxen_rom_fast_read(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, int addr,
 				int *valp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
index a88c51f0879b9b7bc7c6cb87a2e380154883a683..01355701bf8ecb9701d2f2d4b46186b774d1bf82 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ int netxen_nic_hw_resources(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->ctx_desc->cmd_consumer_offset =
 	    cpu_to_le64(adapter->ctx_desc_phys_addr +
 			sizeof(struct netxen_ring_ctx));
-	adapter->cmd_consumer = (uint32_t *) (((char *)addr) +
+	adapter->cmd_consumer = (__le32 *) (((char *)addr) +
 					      sizeof(struct netxen_ring_ctx));
 
 	addr = netxen_alloc(adapter->ahw.pdev,
@@ -586,35 +586,35 @@ int netxen_is_flash_supported(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 }
 
 static int netxen_get_flash_block(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, int base,
-				  int size, u32 * buf)
+				  int size, __le32 * buf)
 {
 	int i, addr;
-	u32 *ptr32;
+	__le32 *ptr32;
+	u32 v;
 
 	addr = base;
 	ptr32 = buf;
 	for (i = 0; i < size / sizeof(u32); i++) {
-		if (netxen_rom_fast_read(adapter, addr, ptr32) == -1)
+		if (netxen_rom_fast_read(adapter, addr, &v) == -1)
 			return -1;
-		*ptr32 = cpu_to_le32(*ptr32);
+		*ptr32 = cpu_to_le32(v);
 		ptr32++;
 		addr += sizeof(u32);
 	}
 	if ((char *)buf + size > (char *)ptr32) {
-		u32 local;
-
-		if (netxen_rom_fast_read(adapter, addr, &local) == -1)
+		__le32 local;
+		if (netxen_rom_fast_read(adapter, addr, &v) == -1)
 			return -1;
-		local = cpu_to_le32(local);
+		local = cpu_to_le32(v);
 		memcpy(ptr32, &local, (char *)buf + size - (char *)ptr32);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, u64 mac[])
+int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, __le64 mac[])
 {
-	u32 *pmac = (u32 *) & mac[0];
+	__le32 *pmac = (__le32 *) & mac[0];
 
 	if (netxen_get_flash_block(adapter,
 				   NETXEN_USER_START +
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, u64 mac[])
 				   FLASH_NUM_PORTS * sizeof(u64), pmac) == -1) {
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (*mac == ~0ULL) {
+	if (*mac == cpu_to_le64(~0ULL)) {
 		if (netxen_get_flash_block(adapter,
 					   NETXEN_USER_START_OLD +
 					   offsetof(struct netxen_user_old_info,
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, u64 mac[])
 					   FLASH_NUM_PORTS * sizeof(u64),
 					   pmac) == -1)
 			return -1;
-		if (*mac == ~0ULL)
+		if (*mac == cpu_to_le64(~0ULL))
 			return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index 74685a1a0b719481756b401d2d11504c7f3c12a1..9e38bcb3fba9ac7fe1d25f28015cbd231d4a936e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -438,10 +438,11 @@ static int do_rom_fast_read_words(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, int addr,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	for (addridx = addr; addridx < (addr + size); addridx += 4) {
-		ret = do_rom_fast_read(adapter, addridx, (int *)bytes);
+		int v;
+		ret = do_rom_fast_read(adapter, addridx, &v);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			break;
-		*(int *)bytes = cpu_to_le32(*(int *)bytes);
+		*(__le32 *)bytes = cpu_to_le32(v);
 		bytes += 4;
 	}
 
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ static int do_rom_fast_write_words(struct netxen_adapter *adapter,
 		int timeout = 0;
 		int data;
 
-		data = le32_to_cpu((*(u32*)bytes));
+		data = le32_to_cpu((*(__le32*)bytes));
 		ret = do_rom_fast_write(adapter, addridx, data);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 2341b89abc4d984f62523e231f36dfc0adb6154f..9737eae5ef111f265345e1747d008cad953fb7db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ netxen_nic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	struct netxen_recv_context *recv_ctx = NULL;
 	struct netxen_rcv_desc_ctx *rcv_desc = NULL;
 	struct netxen_cmd_buffer *cmd_buf_arr = NULL;
-	u64 mac_addr[FLASH_NUM_PORTS + 1];
+	__le64 mac_addr[FLASH_NUM_PORTS + 1];
 	int valid_mac = 0;
 	u32 val;
 	int pci_func_id = PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn);