diff --git a/net/irda/discovery.c b/net/irda/discovery.c
index 3fefc82..5ddf3e5 100644
--- a/net/irda/discovery.c
+++ b/net/irda/discovery.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ #include <net/irda/irda.h>
 #include <net/irda/irlmp.h>
 
 #include <net/irda/discovery.h>
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 /*
  * Function irlmp_add_discovery (cachelog, discovery)
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ void irlmp_add_discovery(hashbin_t *cach
 			 */
 			hashbin_remove_this(cachelog, (irda_queue_t *) node);
 			/* Check if hints bits are unchanged */
-			if(u16ho(node->data.hints) == u16ho(new->data.hints))
+			if(get_unaligned(node->data.hints) == get_unaligned(new->data.hints))
 				/* Set time of first discovery for this node */
 				new->firststamp = node->firststamp;
 			kfree(node);
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ struct irda_device_info *irlmp_copy_disc
 		/* Mask out the ones we don't want :
 		 * We want to match the discovery mask, and to get only
 		 * the most recent one (unless we want old ones) */
-		if ((u16ho(discovery->data.hints) & mask) &&
+		if ((get_unaligned(discovery->data.hints) & mask) &&
 		    ((old_entries) ||
 		     ((jiffies - discovery->firststamp) < j_timeout)) ) {
 			/* Create buffer as needed.
diff --git a/net/irda/irlmp.c b/net/irda/irlmp.c
index 129ad64..ee74f73 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlmp.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlmp.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ #include <net/irda/irlap.h>
 #include <net/irda/iriap.h>
 #include <net/irda/irlmp.h>
 #include <net/irda/irlmp_frame.h>
-
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 static __u8 irlmp_find_free_slsap(void);
@@ -1063,7 +1062,7 @@ void irlmp_discovery_expiry(discinfo_t *
 		for(i = 0; i < number; i++) {
 			/* Check if we should notify client */
 			if ((client->expir_callback) &&
-			    (client->hint_mask.word & u16ho(expiries[i].hints)
+			    (client->hint_mask.word & get_unaligned(expiries[i].hints)
 			     & 0x7f7f) )
 				client->expir_callback(&(expiries[i]),
 						       EXPIRY_TIMEOUT,
@@ -1083,11 +1082,13 @@ void irlmp_discovery_expiry(discinfo_t *
  */
 discovery_t *irlmp_get_discovery_response(void)
 {
+	__u16 *data_hintsp;
 	IRDA_DEBUG(4, "%s()\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
 	IRDA_ASSERT(irlmp != NULL, return NULL;);
 
-	u16ho(irlmp->discovery_rsp.data.hints) = irlmp->hints.word;
+	data_hintsp = (__u16 *) irlmp->discovery_rsp.data.hints;
+	put_unaligned(irlmp->hints.word, data_hintsp);
 
 	/*
 	 *  Set character set for device name (we use ASCII), and