diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c b/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
index 230c552daf91..a0d7355ef127 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
 
 #define VERSION "1.0"
@@ -50,12 +51,12 @@
 #define ATH3K_NAME_LEN				0xFF
 
 struct ath3k_version {
-	unsigned int	rom_version;
-	unsigned int	build_version;
-	unsigned int	ram_version;
-	unsigned char	ref_clock;
-	unsigned char	reserved[0x07];
-};
+	__le32	rom_version;
+	__le32	build_version;
+	__le32	ram_version;
+	__u8	ref_clock;
+	__u8	reserved[7];
+} __packed;
 
 static const struct usb_device_id ath3k_table[] = {
 	/* Atheros AR3011 */
@@ -349,7 +350,8 @@ static int ath3k_load_patch(struct usb_device *udev)
 	unsigned char fw_state;
 	char filename[ATH3K_NAME_LEN] = {0};
 	const struct firmware *firmware;
-	struct ath3k_version fw_version, pt_version;
+	struct ath3k_version fw_version;
+	__u32 pt_rom_version, pt_build_version;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = ath3k_get_state(udev, &fw_state);
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ static int ath3k_load_patch(struct usb_device *udev)
 	}
 
 	snprintf(filename, ATH3K_NAME_LEN, "ar3k/AthrBT_0x%08x.dfu",
-		le32_to_cpu(fw_version.rom_version));
+		 le32_to_cpu(fw_version.rom_version));
 
 	ret = request_firmware(&firmware, filename, &udev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -378,12 +380,13 @@ static int ath3k_load_patch(struct usb_device *udev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	pt_version.rom_version = *(int *)(firmware->data + firmware->size - 8);
-	pt_version.build_version = *(int *)
-		(firmware->data + firmware->size - 4);
+	pt_rom_version = get_unaligned_le32(firmware->data +
+					    firmware->size - 8);
+	pt_build_version = get_unaligned_le32(firmware->data +
+					      firmware->size - 4);
 
-	if ((pt_version.rom_version != fw_version.rom_version) ||
-		(pt_version.build_version <= fw_version.build_version)) {
+	if (pt_rom_version != le32_to_cpu(fw_version.rom_version) ||
+	    pt_build_version <= le32_to_cpu(fw_version.build_version)) {
 		BT_ERR("Patch file version did not match with firmware");
 		release_firmware(firmware);
 		return -EINVAL;