diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index 35fa444556b3714424769d30a51b7c9e21ac6174..834f044be4c3d7fe15febecca9fcd8d8d44c0a59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -3341,7 +3341,7 @@ static u8 ixgbe_calculate_checksum(u8 *buffer, u32 length)
  *  Communicates with the manageability block.  On success return 0
  *  else return IXGBE_ERR_HOST_INTERFACE_COMMAND.
  **/
-static s32 ixgbe_host_interface_command(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 *buffer,
+static s32 ixgbe_host_interface_command(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 *buffer,
 					u32 length)
 {
 	u32 hicr, i;
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ static s32 ixgbe_host_interface_command(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 *buffer,
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < dword_len; i++)
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG_ARRAY(hw, IXGBE_FLEX_MNG,
-				      i, *((u32 *)buffer + i));
+				      i, cpu_to_le32(buffer[i]));
 
 	/* Setting this bit tells the ARC that a new command is pending. */
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_HICR, hicr | IXGBE_HICR_C);
@@ -3398,9 +3398,10 @@ static s32 ixgbe_host_interface_command(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 *buffer,
 	dword_len = hdr_size >> 2;
 
 	/* first pull in the header so we know the buffer length */
-	for (i = 0; i < dword_len; i++)
-		*((u32 *)buffer + i) =
-			IXGBE_READ_REG_ARRAY(hw, IXGBE_FLEX_MNG, i);
+	for (i = 0; i < dword_len; i++) {
+		buffer[i] = IXGBE_READ_REG_ARRAY(hw, IXGBE_FLEX_MNG, i);
+		le32_to_cpus(&buffer[i]);
+	}
 
 	/* If there is any thing in data position pull it in */
 	buf_len = ((struct ixgbe_hic_hdr *)buffer)->buf_len;
@@ -3418,8 +3419,7 @@ static s32 ixgbe_host_interface_command(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 *buffer,
 
 	/* Pull in the rest of the buffer (i is where we left off)*/
 	for (; i < buf_len; i++)
-		*((u32 *)buffer + i) =
-			IXGBE_READ_REG_ARRAY(hw, IXGBE_FLEX_MNG, i);
+		buffer[i] = IXGBE_READ_REG_ARRAY(hw, IXGBE_FLEX_MNG, i);
 
 out:
 	return ret_val;
@@ -3465,7 +3465,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 maj, u8 min,
 	fw_cmd.pad2 = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= FW_CEM_MAX_RETRIES; i++) {
-		ret_val = ixgbe_host_interface_command(hw, (u8 *)&fw_cmd,
+		ret_val = ixgbe_host_interface_command(hw, (u32 *)&fw_cmd,
 						       sizeof(fw_cmd));
 		if (ret_val != 0)
 			continue;