diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
index e9d11faec9bd..5d84fa5f3dc6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
@@ -119,33 +119,6 @@ typedef struct idefloppy_packet_command_s {
 
 #define	PC_SUPPRESS_ERROR		6	/* Suppress error reporting */
 
-/*
- *	Flexible disk page.
- */
-typedef struct {
-#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
-	unsigned	page_code	:6;	/* Page code - Should be 0x5 */
-	unsigned	reserved1_6	:1;	/* Reserved */
-	unsigned	ps		:1;	/* The device is capable of saving the page */
-#elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
-	unsigned	ps		:1;	/* The device is capable of saving the page */
-	unsigned	reserved1_6	:1;	/* Reserved */
-	unsigned	page_code	:6;	/* Page code - Should be 0x5 */
-#else
-#error "Bitfield endianness not defined! Check your byteorder.h"
-#endif
-	u8		page_length;		/* Page Length - Should be 0x1e */
-	u16		transfer_rate;		/* In kilobits per second */
-	u8		heads, sectors;		/* Number of heads, Number of sectors per track */
-	u16		sector_size;		/* Byes per sector */
-	u16		cyls;			/* Number of cylinders */
-	u8		reserved10[10];
-	u8		motor_delay;		/* Motor off delay */
-	u8		reserved21[7];
-	u16		rpm;			/* Rotations per minute */
-	u8		reserved30[2];
-} idefloppy_flexible_disk_page_t;
- 
 /*
  *	Format capacity
  */
@@ -214,7 +187,7 @@ typedef struct ide_floppy_obj {
 	/* Last format capacity */
 	idefloppy_capacity_descriptor_t capacity;
 	/* Copy of the flexible disk page */
-	idefloppy_flexible_disk_page_t flexible_disk_page;
+	u8 flexible_disk_page[32];
 	/* Write protect */
 	int wp;
 	/* Supports format progress report */
@@ -1095,48 +1068,57 @@ static int idefloppy_queue_pc_tail (ide_drive_t *drive,idefloppy_pc_t *pc)
 }
 
 /*
- *	Look at the flexible disk page parameters. We will ignore the CHS
- *	capacity parameters and use the LBA parameters instead.
+ * Look at the flexible disk page parameters. We ignore the CHS capacity
+ * parameters and use the LBA parameters instead.
  */
-static int idefloppy_get_flexible_disk_page (ide_drive_t *drive)
+static int ide_floppy_get_flexible_disk_page(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
 	idefloppy_floppy_t *floppy = drive->driver_data;
 	idefloppy_pc_t pc;
-	idefloppy_flexible_disk_page_t *page;
+	u8 *page;
 	int capacity, lba_capacity;
+	u16 transfer_rate, sector_size, cyls, rpm;
+	u8 heads, sectors;
 
-	idefloppy_create_mode_sense_cmd(&pc, IDEFLOPPY_FLEXIBLE_DISK_PAGE, MODE_SENSE_CURRENT);
-	if (idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive,&pc)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "ide-floppy: Can't get flexible disk "
-			"page parameters\n");
+	idefloppy_create_mode_sense_cmd(&pc, IDEFLOPPY_FLEXIBLE_DISK_PAGE,
+					MODE_SENSE_CURRENT);
+
+	if (idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "ide-floppy: Can't get flexible disk page"
+				" parameters\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
 	floppy->wp = !!(pc.buffer[3] & 0x80);
 	set_disk_ro(floppy->disk, floppy->wp);
-	page = (idefloppy_flexible_disk_page_t *) &pc.buffer[8];
+	page = &pc.buffer[8];
 
-	page->transfer_rate = be16_to_cpu(page->transfer_rate);
-	page->sector_size = be16_to_cpu(page->sector_size);
-	page->cyls = be16_to_cpu(page->cyls);
-	page->rpm = be16_to_cpu(page->rpm);
-	capacity = page->cyls * page->heads * page->sectors * page->sector_size;
-	if (memcmp (page, &floppy->flexible_disk_page, sizeof (idefloppy_flexible_disk_page_t)))
+	transfer_rate = be16_to_cpu(*(u16 *)&pc.buffer[8 + 2]);
+	sector_size   = be16_to_cpu(*(u16 *)&pc.buffer[8 + 6]);
+	cyls          = be16_to_cpu(*(u16 *)&pc.buffer[8 + 8]);
+	rpm           = be16_to_cpu(*(u16 *)&pc.buffer[8 + 28]);
+	heads         = pc.buffer[8 + 4];
+	sectors       = pc.buffer[8 + 5];
+
+	capacity = cyls * heads * sectors * sector_size;
+
+	if (memcmp(page, &floppy->flexible_disk_page, 32))
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %dkB, %d/%d/%d CHS, %d kBps, "
 				"%d sector size, %d rpm\n",
-			drive->name, capacity / 1024, page->cyls,
-			page->heads, page->sectors,
-			page->transfer_rate / 8, page->sector_size, page->rpm);
+				drive->name, capacity / 1024, cyls, heads,
+				sectors, transfer_rate / 8, sector_size, rpm);
 
-	floppy->flexible_disk_page = *page;
-	drive->bios_cyl = page->cyls;
-	drive->bios_head = page->heads;
-	drive->bios_sect = page->sectors;
+	memcpy(&floppy->flexible_disk_page, page, 32);
+	drive->bios_cyl = cyls;
+	drive->bios_head = heads;
+	drive->bios_sect = sectors;
 	lba_capacity = floppy->blocks * floppy->block_size;
+
 	if (capacity < lba_capacity) {
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: The disk reports a capacity of %d "
 			"bytes, but the drive only handles %d\n",
 			drive->name, lba_capacity, capacity);
-		floppy->blocks = floppy->block_size ? capacity / floppy->block_size : 0;
+		floppy->blocks = floppy->block_size ?
+			capacity / floppy->block_size : 0;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1243,7 +1225,7 @@ static int idefloppy_get_capacity (ide_drive_t *drive)
 
 	/* Clik! disk does not support get_flexible_disk_page */
         if (!test_bit(IDEFLOPPY_CLIK_DRIVE, &floppy->flags)) {
-		(void) idefloppy_get_flexible_disk_page(drive);
+		(void) ide_floppy_get_flexible_disk_page(drive);
 	}
 
 	set_capacity(floppy->disk, floppy->blocks * floppy->bs_factor);