diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index 58c9623c3a91..bc46a0aa06eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ static int mwifiex_pcie_delete_cmdrsp_buf(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 static int mwifiex_pcie_alloc_sleep_cookie_buf(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct pcie_service_card *card = adapter->card;
-	u32 tmp;
+	u32 *cookie;
 
 	card->sleep_cookie_vbase = pci_alloc_consistent(card->dev, sizeof(u32),
 						     &card->sleep_cookie_pbase);
@@ -1089,13 +1089,11 @@ static int mwifiex_pcie_alloc_sleep_cookie_buf(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 			    "pci_alloc_consistent failed!\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+	cookie = (u32 *)card->sleep_cookie_vbase;
 	/* Init val of Sleep Cookie */
-	tmp = FW_AWAKE_COOKIE;
-	put_unaligned(tmp, card->sleep_cookie_vbase);
+	*cookie = FW_AWAKE_COOKIE;
 
-	mwifiex_dbg(adapter, INFO,
-		    "alloc_scook: sleep cookie=0x%x\n",
-		    get_unaligned(card->sleep_cookie_vbase));
+	mwifiex_dbg(adapter, INFO, "alloc_scook: sleep cookie=0x%x\n", *cookie);
 
 	return 0;
 }