diff --git a/net/ncsi/internal.h b/net/ncsi/internal.h
index 03757e76bb6b..374412ed780b 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/internal.h
+++ b/net/ncsi/internal.h
@@ -105,8 +105,11 @@ enum {
 
 
 struct ncsi_channel_version {
-	u32 version;		/* Supported BCD encoded NCSI version */
-	u32 alpha2;		/* Supported BCD encoded NCSI version */
+	u8   major;		/* NCSI version major */
+	u8   minor;		/* NCSI version minor */
+	u8   update;		/* NCSI version update */
+	char alpha1;		/* NCSI version alpha1 */
+	char alpha2;		/* NCSI version alpha2 */
 	u8  fw_name[12];	/* Firmware name string                */
 	u32 fw_version;		/* Firmware version                   */
 	u16 pci_ids[4];		/* PCI identification                 */
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-netlink.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-netlink.c
index a3a6753a1db7..2f872d064396 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-netlink.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-netlink.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ static int ncsi_write_channel_info(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nc == nc->package->preferred_channel)
 		nla_put_flag(skb, NCSI_CHANNEL_ATTR_FORCED);
 
-	nla_put_u32(skb, NCSI_CHANNEL_ATTR_VERSION_MAJOR, nc->version.version);
-	nla_put_u32(skb, NCSI_CHANNEL_ATTR_VERSION_MINOR, nc->version.alpha2);
+	nla_put_u32(skb, NCSI_CHANNEL_ATTR_VERSION_MAJOR, nc->version.major);
+	nla_put_u32(skb, NCSI_CHANNEL_ATTR_VERSION_MINOR, nc->version.minor);
 	nla_put_string(skb, NCSI_CHANNEL_ATTR_VERSION_STR, nc->version.fw_name);
 
 	vid_nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NCSI_CHANNEL_ATTR_VLAN_LIST);
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-pkt.h b/net/ncsi/ncsi-pkt.h
index ba66c7dc3a21..c9d1da34dc4d 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-pkt.h
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-pkt.h
@@ -197,9 +197,12 @@ struct ncsi_rsp_gls_pkt {
 /* Get Version ID */
 struct ncsi_rsp_gvi_pkt {
 	struct ncsi_rsp_pkt_hdr rsp;          /* Response header */
-	__be32                  ncsi_version; /* NCSI version    */
+	unsigned char           major;        /* NCSI version major */
+	unsigned char           minor;        /* NCSI version minor */
+	unsigned char           update;       /* NCSI version update */
+	unsigned char           alpha1;       /* NCSI version alpha1 */
 	unsigned char           reserved[3];  /* Reserved        */
-	unsigned char           alpha2;       /* NCSI version    */
+	unsigned char           alpha2;       /* NCSI version alpha2 */
 	unsigned char           fw_name[12];  /* f/w name string */
 	__be32                  fw_version;   /* f/w version     */
 	__be16                  pci_ids[4];   /* PCI IDs         */
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
index 069c2659074b..480e80e3c283 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@
 #include "ncsi-pkt.h"
 #include "ncsi-netlink.h"
 
+/* Nibbles within [0xA, 0xF] add zero "0" to the returned value.
+ * Optional fields (encoded as 0xFF) will default to zero.
+ */
+static u8 decode_bcd_u8(u8 x)
+{
+	int lo = x & 0xF;
+	int hi = x >> 4;
+
+	lo = lo < 0xA ? lo : 0;
+	hi = hi < 0xA ? hi : 0;
+	return lo + hi * 10;
+}
+
 static int ncsi_validate_rsp_pkt(struct ncsi_request *nr,
 				 unsigned short payload)
 {
@@ -755,9 +768,18 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_gvi(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 	if (!nc)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	/* Update to channel's version info */
+	/* Update channel's version info
+	 *
+	 * Major, minor, and update fields are supposed to be
+	 * unsigned integers encoded as packed BCD.
+	 *
+	 * Alpha1 and alpha2 are ISO/IEC 8859-1 characters.
+	 */
 	ncv = &nc->version;
-	ncv->version = ntohl(rsp->ncsi_version);
+	ncv->major = decode_bcd_u8(rsp->major);
+	ncv->minor = decode_bcd_u8(rsp->minor);
+	ncv->update = decode_bcd_u8(rsp->update);
+	ncv->alpha1 = rsp->alpha1;
 	ncv->alpha2 = rsp->alpha2;
 	memcpy(ncv->fw_name, rsp->fw_name, 12);
 	ncv->fw_version = ntohl(rsp->fw_version);