diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
index 379c696dac19..fc7c97d7e34d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
@@ -1105,7 +1105,6 @@ be_complete_io(struct beiscsi_conn *beiscsi_conn,
 	struct be_status_bhs *sts_bhs =
 				(struct be_status_bhs *)io_task->cmd_bhs;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = beiscsi_conn->conn;
-	unsigned int sense_len;
 	unsigned char *sense;
 	u32 resid = 0, exp_cmdsn, max_cmdsn;
 	u8 rsp, status, flags;
@@ -1153,9 +1152,11 @@ be_complete_io(struct beiscsi_conn *beiscsi_conn,
 	}
 
 	if (status == SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION) {
+		u16 sense_len;
 		unsigned short *slen = (unsigned short *)sts_bhs->sense_info;
+
 		sense = sts_bhs->sense_info + sizeof(unsigned short);
-		sense_len =  cpu_to_be16(*slen);
+		sense_len = be16_to_cpu(*slen);
 		memcpy(task->sc->sense_buffer, sense,
 		       min_t(u16, sense_len, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE));
 	}