diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
index e721a37c3473..103de0f01934 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/pca953x.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_GPIO
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #endif
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ static int pca953x_write_regs(struct pca953x_chip *chip, int reg, u8 *val)
 		switch (chip->chip_type) {
 		case PCA953X_TYPE:
 			ret = i2c_smbus_write_word_data(chip->client,
-							reg << 1, (u16) *val);
+			    reg << 1, cpu_to_le16(get_unaligned((u16 *)val)));
 			break;
 		case PCA957X_TYPE:
 			ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(chip->client, reg << 1,