diff --git a/fs/hpfs/map.c b/fs/hpfs/map.c
index a69bbc1e87f8..a136929189f0 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/map.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/map.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ __le32 *hpfs_load_bitmap_directory(struct super_block *s, secno bmp)
 void hpfs_load_hotfix_map(struct super_block *s, struct hpfs_spare_block *spareblock)
 {
 	struct quad_buffer_head qbh;
-	u32 *directory;
+	__le32 *directory;
 	u32 n_hotfixes, n_used_hotfixes;
 	unsigned i;