diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c b/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c
index 2e8b5c2..15d5c58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@
 	spin_lock_init( &nl->lock );
 
 	/* store MAC address (generate if that isn't known) */
-	*(u16 *)dev->dev_addr = htons( 0x00ff );
-	*(u32 *)(dev->dev_addr + 2) = htonl( 0x01000000 |
+	*(__be16 *)dev->dev_addr = htons( 0x00ff );
+	*(__be32 *)(dev->dev_addr + 2) = htonl( 0x01000000 |
 		( (mac[num]  ?  mac[num]  :  (u32)((long)dev->priv)) & 0x00ffffff) );
 
 	/* store link settings (speed, receive level ) */