diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index 189584684aae..b91b700a081b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -2526,6 +2526,7 @@ static int ql_start_rx_ring(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct rx_ring *rx_ring)
 	    qdev->doorbell_area + (DB_PAGE_SIZE * (128 + rx_ring->cq_id));
 	int err = 0;
 	u16 bq_len;
+	u64 tmp;
 
 	/* Set up the shadow registers for this ring. */
 	rx_ring->prod_idx_sh_reg = shadow_reg;
@@ -2571,7 +2572,8 @@ static int ql_start_rx_ring(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct rx_ring *rx_ring)
 	    FLAGS_LI;		/* Load irq delay values */
 	if (rx_ring->lbq_len) {
 		cqicb->flags |= FLAGS_LL;	/* Load lbq values */
-		*((u64 *) rx_ring->lbq_base_indirect) = rx_ring->lbq_base_dma;
+		tmp = (u64)rx_ring->lbq_base_dma;;
+		*((__le64 *) rx_ring->lbq_base_indirect) = cpu_to_le64(tmp);
 		cqicb->lbq_addr =
 		    cpu_to_le64(rx_ring->lbq_base_indirect_dma);
 		bq_len = (rx_ring->lbq_buf_size == 65536) ? 0 :
@@ -2587,11 +2589,12 @@ static int ql_start_rx_ring(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct rx_ring *rx_ring)
 	}
 	if (rx_ring->sbq_len) {
 		cqicb->flags |= FLAGS_LS;	/* Load sbq values */
-		*((u64 *) rx_ring->sbq_base_indirect) = rx_ring->sbq_base_dma;
+		tmp = (u64)rx_ring->sbq_base_dma;;
+		*((__le64 *) rx_ring->sbq_base_indirect) = cpu_to_le64(tmp);
 		cqicb->sbq_addr =
 		    cpu_to_le64(rx_ring->sbq_base_indirect_dma);
 		cqicb->sbq_buf_size =
-		    cpu_to_le16(((rx_ring->sbq_buf_size / 2) + 8) & 0xfffffff8);
+		    cpu_to_le16((u16)(rx_ring->sbq_buf_size/2));
 		bq_len = (rx_ring->sbq_len == 65536) ? 0 :
 			(u16) rx_ring->sbq_len;
 		cqicb->sbq_len = cpu_to_le16(bq_len);