diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/sbni.h b/drivers/net/wan/sbni.h
index 27715e70f28b1ba599981b78e0e07689b9eb1e1e..84264510a8ed850bc1f5bbd963aeb5cd7eca6d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/sbni.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/sbni.h
@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ enum {
 #define PR_RES 0x80
 
 struct sbni_csr1 {
-	unsigned rxl	: 5;
-	unsigned rate	: 2;
-	unsigned 	: 1;
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	u8 rxl	: 5;
+	u8 rate	: 2;
+	u8 	: 1;
+#else
+	u8 	: 1;
+	u8 rate	: 2;
+	u8 rxl	: 5;
+#endif
 };
 
 /* fields in frame header */