diff --git a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/loader.c b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/loader.c
index 062d1b25eaa7..1d4cb99d2130 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/loader.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/loader.c
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ static int loader_write_message(struct ishtp_device *dev, void *buf, int len)
 static int loader_xfer_cmd(struct ishtp_device *dev, void *req, int req_len,
 			   void *resp, int resp_len)
 {
-	struct loader_msg_header *req_hdr = req;
-	struct loader_msg_header *resp_hdr = resp;
+	union loader_msg_header req_hdr;
+	union loader_msg_header resp_hdr;
 	struct device *devc = dev->devc;
 	int rv;
 
@@ -92,34 +92,37 @@ static int loader_xfer_cmd(struct ishtp_device *dev, void *req, int req_len,
 	dev->fw_loader_rx_size = resp_len;
 
 	rv = loader_write_message(dev, req, req_len);
+	req_hdr.val32 = le32_to_cpup(req);
+
 	if (rv < 0) {
-		dev_err(devc, "write cmd %u failed:%d\n", req_hdr->command, rv);
+		dev_err(devc, "write cmd %u failed:%d\n", req_hdr.command, rv);
 		return rv;
 	}
 
 	/* Wait the ACK */
 	wait_event_interruptible_timeout(dev->wait_loader_recvd_msg, dev->fw_loader_received,
 					 ISHTP_LOADER_TIMEOUT);
+	resp_hdr.val32 = le32_to_cpup(resp);
 	dev->fw_loader_rx_size = 0;
 	dev->fw_loader_rx_buf = NULL;
 	if (!dev->fw_loader_received) {
-		dev_err(devc, "wait response of cmd %u timeout\n", req_hdr->command);
+		dev_err(devc, "wait response of cmd %u timeout\n", req_hdr.command);
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
-	if (!resp_hdr->is_response) {
-		dev_err(devc, "not a response for %u\n", req_hdr->command);
+	if (!resp_hdr.is_response) {
+		dev_err(devc, "not a response for %u\n", req_hdr.command);
 		return -EBADMSG;
 	}
 
-	if (req_hdr->command != resp_hdr->command) {
-		dev_err(devc, "unexpected cmd response %u:%u\n", req_hdr->command,
-			resp_hdr->command);
+	if (req_hdr.command != resp_hdr.command) {
+		dev_err(devc, "unexpected cmd response %u:%u\n", req_hdr.command,
+			resp_hdr.command);
 		return -EBADMSG;
 	}
 
-	if (resp_hdr->status) {
-		dev_err(devc, "cmd %u failed %u\n", req_hdr->command, resp_hdr->status);
+	if (resp_hdr.status) {
+		dev_err(devc, "cmd %u failed %u\n", req_hdr.command, resp_hdr.status);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -162,25 +165,30 @@ static void release_dma_bufs(struct ishtp_device *dev,
 static int prepare_dma_bufs(struct ishtp_device *dev,
 			    const struct firmware *ish_fw,
 			    struct loader_xfer_dma_fragment *fragment,
-			    void **dma_bufs, u32 fragment_size)
+			    void **dma_bufs, u32 fragment_size, u32 fragment_count)
 {
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
 	u32 offset = 0;
+	u32 length;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < fragment->fragment_cnt && offset < ish_fw->size; i++) {
 		dma_bufs[i] = dma_alloc_coherent(dev->devc, fragment_size, &dma_addr, GFP_KERNEL);
+		dma_bufs[i] = dma_alloc_coherent(dev->devc, fragment_size,
+						 &dma, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!dma_bufs[i])
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		fragment->fragment_tbl[i].ddr_adrs = cpu_to_le64(dma_addr);
 
-		memcpy(dma_bufs[i], ish_fw->data + offset, fragment->fragment_tbl[i].length);
+		memcpy(dma_bufs[i], ish_fw->data + offset, le32_to_cpu(fragment->fragment_tbl[i].length));
 		dma_wmb();
-		fragment->fragment_tbl[i].length = clamp(ish_fw->size - offset, 0, fragment_size);
-		fragment->fragment_tbl[i].fw_off = offset;
+		fragment->fragment_tbl[i].ddr_adrs = cpu_to_le64(dma);
+		length = clamp(ish_fw->size - offset, 0, fragment_size);
+		fragment->fragment_tbl[i].length = cpu_to_le32(length);
+		fragment->fragment_tbl[i].fw_off = cpu_to_le32(offset);
 
-		offset += fragment->fragment_tbl[i].length;
+		offset += length;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -208,17 +216,17 @@ void ishtp_loader_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	DEFINE_RAW_FLEX(struct loader_xfer_dma_fragment, fragment, fragment_tbl, FRAGMENT_MAX_NUM);
 	struct ishtp_device *dev = container_of(work, struct ishtp_device, work_fw_loader);
-	struct loader_xfer_query query = {
-		.header.command = LOADER_CMD_XFER_QUERY,
-	};
-	struct loader_start start = {
-		.header.command = LOADER_CMD_START,
-	};
+	union loader_msg_header query_hdr = { .command = LOADER_CMD_XFER_QUERY, };
+	union loader_msg_header start_hdr = { .command = LOADER_CMD_START, };
+	union loader_msg_header fragment_hdr = { .command = LOADER_CMD_XFER_FRAGMENT, };
+	struct loader_xfer_query query = { .header = cpu_to_le32(query_hdr.val32), };
+	struct loader_start start = { .header = cpu_to_le32(start_hdr.val32), };
 	union loader_recv_message recv_msg;
 	char *filename = dev->driver_data->fw_filename;
 	const struct firmware *ish_fw;
 	void *dma_bufs[FRAGMENT_MAX_NUM] = {};
 	u32 fragment_size;
+	u32 fragment_count;
 	int retry = ISHTP_LOADER_RETRY_TIMES;
 	int rv;
 
@@ -228,23 +236,24 @@ void ishtp_loader_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	fragment->fragment.header.command = LOADER_CMD_XFER_FRAGMENT;
-	fragment->fragment.xfer_mode = LOADER_XFER_MODE_DMA;
-	fragment->fragment.is_last = 1;
-	fragment->fragment.size = ish_fw->size;
+	fragment->fragment.header = cpu_to_le32(fragment_hdr.val32);;
+	fragment->fragment.xfer_mode = cpu_to_le32(LOADER_XFER_MODE_DMA);
+	fragment->fragment.is_last = cpu_to_le32(1);
+	fragment->fragment.size = cpu_to_le32(ish_fw->size);
 	/* Calculate the size of a single DMA fragment */
 	fragment_size = PFN_ALIGN(DIV_ROUND_UP(ish_fw->size, FRAGMENT_MAX_NUM));
 	/* Calculate the count of DMA fragments */
-	fragment->fragment_cnt = DIV_ROUND_UP(ish_fw->size, fragment_size);
+	fragment_count = DIV_ROUND_UP(ish_fw->size, fragment_size);
+	fragment->fragment_cnt = cpu_to_le32(fragment_count);
 
-	rv = prepare_dma_bufs(dev, ish_fw, fragment, dma_bufs, fragment_size);
+	rv = prepare_dma_bufs(dev, ish_fw, fragment, dma_bufs, fragment_size, fragment_count);
 	if (rv) {
 		dev_err(dev->devc, "prepare DMA buffer failed.\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	do {
-		query.image_size = ish_fw->size;
+		query.image_size = cpu_to_le32(ish_fw->size);
 		rv = loader_xfer_cmd(dev, &query, sizeof(query), recv_msg.raw_data,
 				     sizeof(struct loader_xfer_query_ack));
 		if (rv)
@@ -257,7 +266,7 @@ void ishtp_loader_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			recv_msg.query_ack.version_build);
 
 		rv = loader_xfer_cmd(dev, fragment,
-				     struct_size(fragment, fragment_tbl, fragment->fragment_cnt),
+				     struct_size(fragment, fragment_tbl, fragment_count),
 				     recv_msg.raw_data, sizeof(struct loader_xfer_fragment_ack));
 		if (rv)
 			continue; /* try again if failed */
diff --git a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/loader.h b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/loader.h
index 7aa45ebc3f7b..308b96085a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/loader.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/loader.h
@@ -30,19 +30,23 @@ struct work_struct;
 #define LOADER_XFER_MODE_DMA BIT(0)
 
 /**
- * struct loader_msg_header - ISHTP firmware loader message header
+ * union loader_msg_header - ISHTP firmware loader message header
  * @command: Command type
  * @is_response: Indicates if the message is a response
  * @has_next: Indicates if there is a next message
  * @reserved: Reserved for future use
  * @status: Status of the message
- */
-struct loader_msg_header {
-	__le32 command:7;
-	__le32 is_response:1;
-	__le32 has_next:1;
-	__le32 reserved:15;
-	__le32 status:8;
+ * @val32: entire header as a 32-bit value
+ */
+union loader_msg_header {
+	struct {
+		__u32 command:7;
+		__u32 is_response:1;
+		__u32 has_next:1;
+		__u32 reserved:15;
+		__u32 status:8;
+	};
+	__u32 val32;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ struct loader_msg_header {
  * @image_size: Size of the image
  */
 struct loader_xfer_query {
-	struct loader_msg_header header;
+	__le32 header;
 	__le32 image_size;
 };
 
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ struct loader_capability {
  * @capability: Loader capability
  */
 struct loader_xfer_query_ack {
-	struct loader_msg_header header;
+	__le32 header;
 	__le16 version_major;
 	__le16 version_minor;
 	__le16 version_hotfix;
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ struct loader_xfer_query_ack {
  * @is_last: Is last
  */
 struct loader_xfer_fragment {
-	struct loader_msg_header header;
+	__le32 header;
 	__le32 xfer_mode;
 	__le32 offset;
 	__le32 size;
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ struct loader_xfer_fragment {
  * @header: Header of the message
  */
 struct loader_xfer_fragment_ack {
-	struct loader_msg_header header;
+	__le32 header;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ struct loader_xfer_dma_fragment {
  * @header: Header of the message
  */
 struct loader_start {
-	struct loader_msg_header header;
+	__le32 header;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -178,10 +182,11 @@ struct loader_start {
  * @header: Header of the message
  */
 struct loader_start_ack {
-	struct loader_msg_header header;
+	__le32 header;
 };
 
 union loader_recv_message {
+	__le32 header;
 	struct loader_xfer_query_ack query_ack;
 	struct loader_xfer_fragment_ack fragment_ack;
 	struct loader_start_ack start_ack;
