diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_legacy.c b/drivers/ata/pata_legacy.c
index fe7cc8ed4ea4..bc037ffce200 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_legacy.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static unsigned int pdc_data_xfer_vlb(struct ata_device *dev,
 			iowrite32_rep(ap->ioaddr.data_addr, buf, buflen >> 2);
 
 		if (unlikely(slop)) {
-			u32 pad;
+			__le32 pad;
 			if (rw == READ) {
 				pad = cpu_to_le32(ioread32(ap->ioaddr.data_addr));
 				memcpy(buf + buflen - slop, &pad, slop);
@@ -746,14 +746,12 @@ static unsigned int vlb32_data_xfer(struct ata_device *adev, unsigned char *buf,
 			ioread32_rep(ap->ioaddr.data_addr, buf, buflen >> 2);
 
 		if (unlikely(slop)) {
-			u32 pad;
+			__le32 pad;
 			if (rw == WRITE) {
 				memcpy(&pad, buf + buflen - slop, slop);
-				pad = le32_to_cpu(pad);
-				iowrite32(pad, ap->ioaddr.data_addr);
+				iowrite32(le32_to_cpu(pad), ap->ioaddr.data_addr);
 			} else {
-				pad = ioread32(ap->ioaddr.data_addr);
-				pad = cpu_to_le32(pad);
+				pad = cpu_to_le32(ioread32(ap->ioaddr.data_addr));
 				memcpy(buf + buflen - slop, &pad, slop);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_qdi.c b/drivers/ata/pata_qdi.c
index 97e5b090d7c2..63b7a1c165a5 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_qdi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_qdi.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static unsigned int qdi_data_xfer(struct ata_device *dev, unsigned char *buf,
 			iowrite32_rep(ap->ioaddr.data_addr, buf, buflen >> 2);
 
 		if (unlikely(slop)) {
-			u32 pad;
+			__le32 pad;
 			if (rw == READ) {
 				pad = cpu_to_le32(ioread32(ap->ioaddr.data_addr));
 				memcpy(buf + buflen - slop, &pad, slop);
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_winbond.c b/drivers/ata/pata_winbond.c
index 474528f8fe3d..a7606b044a61 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_winbond.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_winbond.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static unsigned int winbond_data_xfer(struct ata_device *dev,
 			iowrite32_rep(ap->ioaddr.data_addr, buf, buflen >> 2);
 
 		if (unlikely(slop)) {
-			u32 pad;
+			__le32 pad;
 			if (rw == READ) {
 				pad = cpu_to_le32(ioread32(ap->ioaddr.data_addr));
 				memcpy(buf + buflen - slop, &pad, slop);