diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nx.c
index 2b2028f2383e..c855d013ba8a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nx.c
@@ -1612,8 +1612,7 @@ qla82xx_get_bootld_offset(struct qla_hw_data *ha)
 	return (u8 *)&ha->hablob->fw->data[offset];
 }
 
-static __le32
-qla82xx_get_fw_size(struct qla_hw_data *ha)
+static u32 qla82xx_get_fw_size(struct qla_hw_data *ha)
 {
 	struct qla82xx_uri_data_desc *uri_desc = NULL;
 
@@ -1624,7 +1623,7 @@ qla82xx_get_fw_size(struct qla_hw_data *ha)
 			return cpu_to_le32(uri_desc->size);
 	}
 
-	return cpu_to_le32(*(u32 *)&ha->hablob->fw->data[FW_SIZE_OFFSET]);
+	return get_unaligned_le32(&ha->hablob->fw->data[FW_SIZE_OFFSET]);
 }
 
 static u8 *
@@ -1816,7 +1815,7 @@ qla82xx_fw_load_from_blob(struct qla_hw_data *ha)
 	}
 
 	flashaddr = FLASH_ADDR_START;
-	size = (__force u32)qla82xx_get_fw_size(ha) / 8;
+	size = qla82xx_get_fw_size(ha) / 8;
 	ptr64 = (u64 *)qla82xx_get_fw_offs(ha);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {