diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c
index 3b5468c64fde..7eaaf9a63503 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int skb_ether_to_p80211(wlandevice_t *wlandev, u32 ethconv,
 			struct p80211_metawep *p80211_wep)
 {
 
-	u16 fc;
+	__le16 fc;
 	u16 proto;
 	struct wlan_ethhdr e_hdr;
 	struct wlan_llc *e_llc;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211hdr.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211hdr.h
index 66b5e201d418..79d9b20b364d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211hdr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211hdr.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 /* Generic 802.11 Header types */
 
 struct p80211_hdr_a3 {
-	u16 fc;
+	__le16 fc;
 	u16 dur;
 	u8 a1[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 a2[ETH_ALEN];