diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 900cab420810..d1c093dcb054 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -6849,6 +6849,37 @@ static void bnx2x__common_init_phy(struct bnx2x *bp)
 	bnx2x_release_phy_lock(bp);
 }
 
+static void bnx2x_config_endianity(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 val)
+{
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_QM_ENDIAN_M, val);
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_TM_ENDIAN_M, val);
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_SRC_ENDIAN_M, val);
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_CDU_ENDIAN_M, val);
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_DBG_ENDIAN_M, val);
+
+	/* make sure this value is 0 */
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_HC_ENDIAN_M, 0);
+
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_QM_SWAP_MODE, val);
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_TM_SWAP_MODE, val);
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_SRC_SWAP_MODE, val);
+	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_CDURD_SWAP_MODE, val);
+}
+
+static void bnx2x_set_endianity(struct bnx2x *bp)
+{
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+	bnx2x_config_endianity(bp, 1);
+#else
+	bnx2x_config_endianity(bp, 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void bnx2x_reset_endianity(struct bnx2x *bp)
+{
+	bnx2x_config_endianity(bp, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * bnx2x_init_hw_common - initialize the HW at the COMMON phase.
  *
@@ -6915,23 +6946,7 @@ static int bnx2x_init_hw_common(struct bnx2x *bp)
 
 	bnx2x_init_block(bp, BLOCK_PXP2, PHASE_COMMON);
 	bnx2x_init_pxp(bp);
-
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_QM_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_TM_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_SRC_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_CDU_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_DBG_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-	/* make sure this value is 0 */
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_HC_ENDIAN_M, 0);
-
-/*	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_PBF_SWAP_MODE, 1); */
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_QM_SWAP_MODE, 1);
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_TM_SWAP_MODE, 1);
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_SRC_SWAP_MODE, 1);
-	REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_CDURD_SWAP_MODE, 1);
-#endif
-
+	bnx2x_set_endianity(bp);
 	bnx2x_ilt_init_page_size(bp, INITOP_SET);
 
 	if (CHIP_REV_IS_FPGA(bp) && CHIP_IS_E1H(bp))
@@ -13169,9 +13184,15 @@ static void __bnx2x_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	bnx2x_iov_remove_one(bp);
 
 	/* Power on: we can't let PCI layer write to us while we are in D3 */
-	if (IS_PF(bp))
+	if (IS_PF(bp)) {
 		bnx2x_set_power_state(bp, PCI_D0);
 
+		/* Set endianity registers to reset values in case next driver
+		 * boots in different endianty environment.
+		 */
+		bnx2x_reset_endianity(bp);
+	}
+
 	/* Disable MSI/MSI-X */
 	bnx2x_disable_msi(bp);