diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
index 4bb13a7c75f2..2b67b1bdd90b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ static u16 s_vGenerateTxParameter(struct vnt_private *pDevice,
 	u16 wFifoCtl;
 	u8 byFBOption = AUTO_FB_NONE;
 
-	pFifoHead->wReserved = wCurrentRate;
+	pFifoHead->current_rate = cpu_to_le16(wCurrentRate);
 	wFifoCtl = pFifoHead->wFIFOCtl;
 
 	if (wFifoCtl & FIFOCTL_AUTO_FB_0)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.h b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.h
index 779c6722d1b8..4dfb2e0c6ae7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct vnt_tx_fifo_head {
 	u16 wFIFOCtl;
 	__le16 time_stamp;
 	u16 wFragCtl;
-	u16 wReserved;
+	__le16 current_rate;
 } __packed;
 
 struct vnt_tx_buffer {