diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
index 21a6e9f3dac53aa1a094a27b0a5b4f2db4d57581..7c34e4e29b3f79e64d2e3ac8f926c7dc0b48b57e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ qlcnic_get_bios_version(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	bios_ver = cpu_to_le32(*((u32 *) (&fw->data[prd_off])
 				+ QLCNIC_UNI_BIOS_VERSION_OFF));
 
-	return (bios_ver << 24) + ((bios_ver >> 8) & 0xff00) + (bios_ver >> 24);
+	return (bios_ver << 16) + ((bios_ver >> 8) & 0xff00) + (bios_ver >> 24);
 }
 
 int