diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_ace.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_ace.c
index 17b642e4d291..1dd881340067 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_ace.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_ace.c
@@ -746,8 +746,8 @@ static bool ocelot_ace_is_problematic_mac_etype(struct ocelot_ace_rule *ace)
 	if (ace->type != OCELOT_ACE_TYPE_ETYPE)
 		return false;
 
-	proto = ntohs(*(u16 *)ace->frame.etype.etype.value);
-	mask = ntohs(*(u16 *)ace->frame.etype.etype.mask);
+	proto = ntohs(*(__be16 *)ace->frame.etype.etype.value);
+	mask = ntohs(*(__be16 *)ace->frame.etype.etype.mask);
 
 	/* ETH_P_ALL match, so all protocols below are included */
 	if (mask == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c
index c90bafbd651f..99338d27aec0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ finished_key_parsing:
 		if (proto < ETH_P_802_3_MIN)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		ace->type = OCELOT_ACE_TYPE_ETYPE;
-		*(u16 *)ace->frame.etype.etype.value = htons(proto);
-		*(u16 *)ace->frame.etype.etype.mask = 0xffff;
+		*(__be16 *)ace->frame.etype.etype.value = htons(proto);
+		*(__be16 *)ace->frame.etype.etype.mask = htons(0xffff);
 	}
 	/* else, a rule of type OCELOT_ACE_TYPE_ANY is implicitly added */