diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_bsg.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_bsg.c
index 8709f814f..2757ac957 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_bsg.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_bsg.c
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ static int qla84xx_updatefw(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 	}
 
 	flag = bsg_request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd[1];
-	fw_ver = le32_to_cpu(*((uint32_t *)((uint32_t *)fw_buf + 2)));
+	fw_ver = get_unaligned_le32((uint32_t *)fw_buf + 2);
 
 	mn->entry_type = VERIFY_CHIP_IOCB_TYPE;
 	mn->entry_count = 1;
diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c
index 86de44202..aba94fc9a 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ qla2x00_prep_cont_type0_iocb(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 	cont_pkt = (cont_entry_t *)req->ring_ptr;
 
 	/* Load packet defaults. */
-	*((uint32_t *)(&cont_pkt->entry_type)) = cpu_to_le32(CONTINUE_TYPE);
+	put_unaligned_le32(CONTINUE_TYPE, &cont_pkt->entry_type);
 
 	return (cont_pkt);
 }
@@ -136,9 +136,8 @@ qla2x00_prep_cont_type1_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct req_que *req)
 	cont_pkt = (cont_a64_entry_t *)req->ring_ptr;
 
 	/* Load packet defaults. */
-	*((uint32_t *)(&cont_pkt->entry_type)) = IS_QLAFX00(vha->hw) ?
-	    cpu_to_le32(CONTINUE_A64_TYPE_FX00) :
-	    cpu_to_le32(CONTINUE_A64_TYPE);
+	put_unaligned_le32(IS_QLAFX00(vha->hw) ? CONTINUE_A64_TYPE_FX00 :
+			   CONTINUE_A64_TYPE, &cont_pkt->entry_type);
 
 	return (cont_pkt);
 }
@@ -202,8 +201,7 @@ void qla2x00_build_scsi_iocbs_32(srb_t *sp, cmd_entry_t *cmd_pkt,
 	cmd = GET_CMD_SP(sp);
 
 	/* Update entry type to indicate Command Type 2 IOCB */
-	*((uint32_t *)(&cmd_pkt->entry_type)) =
-	    cpu_to_le32(COMMAND_TYPE);
+	put_unaligned_le32(COMMAND_TYPE, &cmd_pkt->entry_type);
 
 	/* No data transfer */
 	if (!scsi_bufflen(cmd) || cmd->sc_data_direction == DMA_NONE) {
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@ void qla2x00_build_scsi_iocbs_64(srb_t *sp, cmd_entry_t *cmd_pkt,
 	cmd = GET_CMD_SP(sp);
 
 	/* Update entry type to indicate Command Type 3 IOCB */
-	*((uint32_t *)(&cmd_pkt->entry_type)) = cpu_to_le32(COMMAND_A64_TYPE);
+	put_unaligned_le32(COMMAND_A64_TYPE, &cmd_pkt->entry_type);
 
 	/* No data transfer */
 	if (!scsi_bufflen(cmd) || cmd->sc_data_direction == DMA_NONE) {
@@ -596,7 +594,7 @@ qla24xx_build_scsi_type_6_iocbs(srb_t *sp, struct cmd_type_6 *cmd_pkt,
 	cmd = GET_CMD_SP(sp);
 
 	/* Update entry type to indicate Command Type 3 IOCB */
-	*((uint32_t *)(&cmd_pkt->entry_type)) = cpu_to_le32(COMMAND_TYPE_6);
+	put_unaligned_le32(COMMAND_TYPE_6, &cmd_pkt->entry_type);
 
 	/* No data transfer */
 	if (!scsi_bufflen(cmd) || cmd->sc_data_direction == DMA_NONE) {
@@ -711,7 +709,7 @@ qla24xx_build_scsi_iocbs(srb_t *sp, struct cmd_type_7 *cmd_pkt,
 	cmd = GET_CMD_SP(sp);
 
 	/* Update entry type to indicate Command Type 3 IOCB */
-	*((uint32_t *)(&cmd_pkt->entry_type)) = cpu_to_le32(COMMAND_TYPE_7);
+	put_unaligned_le32(COMMAND_TYPE_7, &cmd_pkt->entry_type);
 
 	/* No data transfer */
 	if (!scsi_bufflen(cmd) || cmd->sc_data_direction == DMA_NONE) {
@@ -1430,7 +1428,7 @@ qla24xx_build_scsi_crc_2_iocbs(srb_t *sp, struct cmd_type_crc_2 *cmd_pkt,
 	cmd = GET_CMD_SP(sp);
 
 	/* Update entry type to indicate Command Type CRC_2 IOCB */
-	*((uint32_t *)(&cmd_pkt->entry_type)) = cpu_to_le32(COMMAND_TYPE_CRC_2);
+	put_unaligned_le32(COMMAND_TYPE_CRC_2, &cmd_pkt->entry_type);
 
 	vha = sp->vha;
 	ha = vha->hw;
@@ -3770,8 +3768,7 @@ qla25xx_build_bidir_iocb(srb_t *sp, struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 #endif
 
 	/*Update entry type to indicate bidir command */
-	*((uint32_t *)(&cmd_pkt->entry_type)) =
-		cpu_to_le32(COMMAND_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+	put_unaligned_le32(COMMAND_BIDIRECTIONAL, &cmd_pkt->entry_type);
 
 	/* Set the transfer direction, in this set both flags
 	 * Also set the BD_WRAP_BACK flag, firmware will take care
diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_nvme.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_nvme.c
index a01edf708..4dba38916 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_nvme.c
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ static inline int qla2x00_start_nvme_mq(srb_t *sp)
 				req->ring_ptr++;
 			}
 			cont_pkt = (cont_a64_entry_t *)req->ring_ptr;
-			*((uint32_t *)(&cont_pkt->entry_type)) =
-			    cpu_to_le32(CONTINUE_A64_TYPE);
+			put_unaligned_le32(CONTINUE_A64_TYPE,
+					   &cont_pkt->entry_type);
 
 			cur_dsd = (uint32_t *)cont_pkt->dseg_0_address;
 			avail_dsds = 5;