diff --git a/drivers/net/typhoon.c b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
index 16d443b71264..501abe379047 100644
--- a/drivers/net/typhoon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ typhoon_recycle_rx_skb(struct typhoon *tp, u32 idx)
 	struct rx_free *r;
 
 	if((ring->lastWrite + sizeof(*r)) % (RXFREE_ENTRIES * sizeof(*r)) ==
-				indexes->rxBuffCleared) {
+				le32_to_cpu(indexes->rxBuffCleared)) {
 		/* no room in ring, just drop the skb
 		 */
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(rxb->skb);
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ typhoon_alloc_rx_skb(struct typhoon *tp, u32 idx)
 	rxb->skb = NULL;
 
 	if((ring->lastWrite + sizeof(*r)) % (RXFREE_ENTRIES * sizeof(*r)) ==
-				indexes->rxBuffCleared)
+				le32_to_cpu(indexes->rxBuffCleared))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	skb = dev_alloc_skb(PKT_BUF_SZ);
diff --git a/drivers/net/typhoon.h b/drivers/net/typhoon.h
index 19df20889b82..a02e09593970 100644
--- a/drivers/net/typhoon.h
+++ b/drivers/net/typhoon.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct typhoon_indexes {
 	volatile __le32 txLoCleared;
 	volatile __le32 txHiCleared;
 	volatile __le32 rxLoReady;
-	volatile __u32 rxBuffCleared;	/* AV: really? */
+	volatile __le32 rxBuffCleared;
 	volatile __le32 cmdCleared;
 	volatile __le32 respReady;
 	volatile __le32 rxHiReady;