diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index 5241c5003ebf..2dfe3802cb1b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -559,10 +559,8 @@ void ieee80211_indicate_packets(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct ieee80211_
 				memcpy(skb_push(sub_skb, ETH_ALEN), prxb->src, ETH_ALEN);
 				memcpy(skb_push(sub_skb, ETH_ALEN), prxb->dst, ETH_ALEN);
 			} else {
-				u16 len;
 			/* Leave Ethernet header part of hdr and full payload */
-				len = htons(sub_skb->len);
-				memcpy(skb_push(sub_skb, 2), &len, 2);
+				put_unaligned_be16(sub_skb->len, skb_push(sub_skb, 2));
 				memcpy(skb_push(sub_skb, ETH_ALEN), prxb->src, ETH_ALEN);
 				memcpy(skb_push(sub_skb, ETH_ALEN), prxb->dst, ETH_ALEN);
 			}