diff --git a/drivers/char/moxa.c b/drivers/char/moxa.c
index 5df4003..12d327a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/moxa.c
+++ b/drivers/char/moxa.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
 		size_t len)
 {
 	void __iomem *baseAddr = brd->basemem;
-	const u16 *uptr = ptr;
+	const __le16 *uptr = ptr;
 	size_t wlen, len2, j;
 	unsigned long key, loadbuf, loadlen, checksum, checksum_ok;
 	unsigned int i, retry;