diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index 40b07b988224a4eee002a91c970fe1b5500f8ce2..3bd3c779fff337ab480b357ff8302d7facca25bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ int zd_mac_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *buffer, unsigned int length)
 			&& !mac->pass_ctrl)
 		return 0;
 
-	fc = *(__le16 *)buffer;
+	fc = get_unaligned((__le16*)buffer);
 	need_padding = ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc) ^ ieee80211_has_a4(fc);
 
 	skb = dev_alloc_skb(length + (need_padding ? 2 : 0));