diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c b/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c
index 9081234ab45815c497b8a8a11fdc3a40e2863be5..6f50ed7b183f6efcbe4e458a2346e6a95e687dc8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static int stir421x_patch_device(struct irda_usb_cb *self)
                 }
         }
 
-        if (self->usbdev->descriptor.bcdDevice == fw_version) {
+        if (self->usbdev->descriptor.bcdDevice == cpu_to_le16(fw_version)) {
                 /*
 		 * If we're here, we've found a correct patch
                  * The actual image starts after the "STMP" keyword
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.h b/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.h
index e846c38224a335cbf9619f25abe48e3903dd7b99..a0ca9c1fe1962838f3b253483e4d5edcf341cc84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.h
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@
 struct irda_class_desc {
 	__u8  bLength;
 	__u8  bDescriptorType;
-	__u16 bcdSpecRevision;
+	__le16 bcdSpecRevision;
 	__u8  bmDataSize;
 	__u8  bmWindowSize;
 	__u8  bmMinTurnaroundTime;
-	__u16 wBaudRate;
+	__le16 wBaudRate;
 	__u8  bmAdditionalBOFs;
 	__u8  bIrdaRateSniff;
 	__u8  bMaxUnicastList;