diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
index 9172400efe9a..332e2e51d778 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static u8 usb_read8(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	u32 data;
+	__le32 data;
 	struct intf_priv *pintfpriv = pintfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static u16 usb_read16(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	u32 data;
+	__le32 data;
 	struct intf_priv *pintfpriv = pintfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static u32 usb_read32(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	u32 data;
+	__le32 data;
 	struct intf_priv *pintfpriv = pintfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void usb_write8(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, u8 val)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	u32 data;
+	__le32 data;
 	struct intf_priv *pintfpriv = pintfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ static void usb_write8(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, u8 val)
 	index = 0;
 	wvalue = (u16)(addr & 0x0000ffff);
 	len = 1;
-	data = val;
-	data = cpu_to_le32(data & 0x000000ff);
+	data = cpu_to_le32((u32)val & 0x000000ff);
 	r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(pintfpriv, request, wvalue, index, &data, len,
 			  requesttype);
 }
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ static void usb_write16(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, u16 val)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	u32 data;
+	__le32 data;
 	struct intf_priv *pintfpriv = pintfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -130,8 +129,7 @@ static void usb_write16(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, u16 val)
 	index = 0;
 	wvalue = (u16)(addr & 0x0000ffff);
 	len = 2;
-	data = val;
-	data = cpu_to_le32(data & 0x0000ffff);
+	data = cpu_to_le32((u32)val & 0x0000ffff);
 	r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(pintfpriv, request, wvalue, index, &data, len,
 			  requesttype);
 }
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ static void usb_write32(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, u32 val)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	u32 data;
+	__le32 data;
 	struct intf_priv *pintfpriv = pintfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;