diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-i2c.c b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-i2c.c
index 471d6a8ae8a4..9326439bc49c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-i2c.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_rds_errors, "RDS maximum block errors: *1*");
  */
 int si470x_get_register(struct si470x_device *radio, int regnr)
 {
-	u16 buf[READ_REG_NUM];
+	__be16 buf[READ_REG_NUM];
 	struct i2c_msg msgs[1] = {
 		{
 			.addr = radio->client->addr,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int si470x_get_register(struct si470x_device *radio, int regnr)
 int si470x_set_register(struct si470x_device *radio, int regnr)
 {
 	int i;
-	u16 buf[WRITE_REG_NUM];
+	__be16 buf[WRITE_REG_NUM];
 	struct i2c_msg msgs[1] = {
 		{
 			.addr = radio->client->addr,
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int si470x_set_register(struct si470x_device *radio, int regnr)
 static int si470x_get_all_registers(struct si470x_device *radio)
 {
 	int i;
-	u16 buf[READ_REG_NUM];
+	__be16 buf[READ_REG_NUM];
 	struct i2c_msg msgs[1] = {
 		{
 			.addr = radio->client->addr,