diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_mll.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_mll.c
index 5ae206ae5d2b..1c9e70c8cc30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_mll.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_mll.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int msg_enable;
 
 static u16 ks_rdreg16(struct ks_net *ks, int offset)
 {
-	ks->cmd_reg_cache = (u16)offset | ((BE1 | BE0) << (offset & 0x02));
+	ks->cmd_reg_cache = (u16)offset | ((BE3 | BE2) >> (offset & 0x02));
 	iowrite16(ks->cmd_reg_cache, ks->hw_addr_cmd);
 	return ioread16(ks->hw_addr);
 }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static u16 ks_rdreg16(struct ks_net *ks, int offset)
 
 static void ks_wrreg16(struct ks_net *ks, int offset, u16 value)
 {
-	ks->cmd_reg_cache = (u16)offset | ((BE1 | BE0) << (offset & 0x02));
+	ks->cmd_reg_cache = (u16)offset | ((BE3 | BE2) >> (offset & 0x02));
 	iowrite16(ks->cmd_reg_cache, ks->hw_addr_cmd);
 	iowrite16(value, ks->hw_addr);
 }