diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index b8f012cc13ef..f72588ef237f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_inform_bss(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
 	notify_timestamp = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies) * 1000;	/* uSec */
 
 	notify_interval =
-	    le16_to_cpu(*(u16 *)
+		get_unaligned_le16(
 			rtw_get_beacon_interval23a_from_ie(pnetwork->network.IEs));
 	notify_capability =
 		get_unaligned_le16(