diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c
index 9f61583af150..6e5e1770adeb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ void r8712_fw_cmd_data(struct _adapter *pAdapter, u32 *value, u8 flag)
 int r8712_cmd_thread(void *context)
 {
 	struct cmd_obj *pcmd;
-	unsigned int cmdsz, wr_sz, *pcmdbuf;
+	unsigned int cmdsz, wr_sz;
+	__le32 *pcmdbuf;
 	struct tx_desc *pdesc;
 	void (*pcmd_callback)(struct _adapter *dev, struct cmd_obj *pcmd);
 	struct _adapter *padapter = context;
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ int r8712_cmd_thread(void *context)
 			r8712_unregister_cmd_alive(padapter);
 			continue;
 		}
-		pcmdbuf = (unsigned int *)pcmdpriv->cmd_buf;
+		pcmdbuf = (__le32 *)pcmdpriv->cmd_buf;
 		pdesc = (struct tx_desc *)pcmdbuf;
 		memset(pdesc, 0, TXDESC_SIZE);
 		pcmd = cmd_hdl_filter(padapter, pcmd);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_xmit.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_xmit.h
index b50e7a1f3a42..02b1593ada01 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_xmit.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_xmit.h
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@
 
 struct tx_desc {
 	/*DWORD 0*/
-	unsigned int txdw0;
-	unsigned int txdw1;
-	unsigned int txdw2;
-	unsigned int txdw3;
-	unsigned int txdw4;
-	unsigned int txdw5;
-	unsigned int txdw6;
-	unsigned int txdw7;
+	__le32 txdw0;
+	__le32 txdw1;
+	__le32 txdw2;
+	__le32 txdw3;
+	__le32 txdw4;
+	__le32 txdw5;
+	__le32 txdw6;
+	__le32 txdw7;
 };