diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_tx.c
index 6e03de034ac7..f76ab6bf3096 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_tx.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int mlx4_en_activate_tx_ring(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv,
 	memset(ring->buf, 0, ring->buf_size);
 
 	ring->qp_state = MLX4_QP_STATE_RST;
-	ring->doorbell_qpn = swab32(ring->qp.qpn << 8);
+	ring->doorbell_qpn = ring->qp.qpn << 8;
 
 	mlx4_en_fill_qp_context(priv, ring->size, ring->stride, 1, 0, ring->qpn,
 				ring->cqn, &ring->context);
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ netdev_tx_t mlx4_en_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		skb_orphan(skb);
 
 	if (ring->bf_enabled && desc_size <= MAX_BF && !bounce && !vlan_tag) {
-		*(u32 *) (&tx_desc->ctrl.vlan_tag) |= ring->doorbell_qpn;
+		*(__be32 *) (&tx_desc->ctrl.vlan_tag) |= cpu_to_be32(ring->doorbell_qpn);
 		op_own |= htonl((bf_index & 0xffff) << 8);
 		/* Ensure new descirptor hits memory
 		* before setting ownership of this descriptor to HW */
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ netdev_tx_t mlx4_en_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		wmb();
 		tx_desc->ctrl.owner_opcode = op_own;
 		wmb();
-		writel(ring->doorbell_qpn, ring->bf.uar->map + MLX4_SEND_DOORBELL);
+		iowrite32be(ring->doorbell_qpn, ring->bf.uar->map + MLX4_SEND_DOORBELL);
 	}
 
 	/* Poll CQ here */