diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 10fe7a7a2163..5d62d1042c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ struct nvme_dev {
 	mempool_t *iod_mempool;
 
 	/* shadow doorbell buffer support: */
-	u32 *dbbuf_dbs;
+	__le32 *dbbuf_dbs;
 	dma_addr_t dbbuf_dbs_dma_addr;
-	u32 *dbbuf_eis;
+	__le32 *dbbuf_eis;
 	dma_addr_t dbbuf_eis_dma_addr;
 
 	/* host memory buffer support: */
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ struct nvme_queue {
 #define NVMEQ_SQ_CMB		1
 #define NVMEQ_DELETE_ERROR	2
 #define NVMEQ_POLLED		3
-	u32 *dbbuf_sq_db;
-	u32 *dbbuf_cq_db;
-	u32 *dbbuf_sq_ei;
-	u32 *dbbuf_cq_ei;
+	__le32 *dbbuf_sq_db;
+	__le32 *dbbuf_cq_db;
+	__le32 *dbbuf_sq_ei;
+	__le32 *dbbuf_cq_ei;
 	struct completion delete_done;
 };
 
@@ -311,11 +311,11 @@ static inline int nvme_dbbuf_need_event(u16 event_idx, u16 new_idx, u16 old)
 }
 
 /* Update dbbuf and return true if an MMIO is required */
-static bool nvme_dbbuf_update_and_check_event(u16 value, u32 *dbbuf_db,
-					      volatile u32 *dbbuf_ei)
+static bool nvme_dbbuf_update_and_check_event(u16 value, __le32 *dbbuf_db,
+					      volatile __le32 *dbbuf_ei)
 {
 	if (dbbuf_db) {
-		u16 old_value;
+		u16 old_value, event_idx;
 
 		/*
 		 * Ensure that the queue is written before updating
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ static bool nvme_dbbuf_update_and_check_event(u16 value, u32 *dbbuf_db,
 		 */
 		wmb();
 
-		old_value = *dbbuf_db;
-		*dbbuf_db = value;
+		old_value = le32_to_cpu(*dbbuf_db);
+		*dbbuf_db = cpu_to_le32(value);
 
 		/*
 		 * Ensure that the doorbell is updated before reading the event
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ static bool nvme_dbbuf_update_and_check_event(u16 value, u32 *dbbuf_db,
 		 */
 		mb();
 
-		if (!nvme_dbbuf_need_event(*dbbuf_ei, value, old_value))
+		event_idx = le32_to_cpu(*dbbuf_ei);
+		if (!nvme_dbbuf_need_event(event_idx, value, old_value))
 			return false;
 	}