diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index 93093d4..ad6426a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -3878,7 +3878,7 @@ int t4_fwcache(struct adapter *adap, enum fw_params_param_dev_fwcache op)
 	c.param[0].mnem =
 		cpu_to_be32(FW_PARAMS_MNEM_V(FW_PARAMS_MNEM_DEV) |
 			    FW_PARAMS_PARAM_X_V(FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_FWCACHE));
-	c.param[0].val = (__force __be32)op;
+	c.param[0].val = cpu_to_be32(op);
 
 	return t4_wr_mbox(adap, adap->mbox, &c, sizeof(c), NULL);
 }