container_of(work, struct i40evf_adapter, adminq_task);
        struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
        struct i40e_arq_event_info event;
-       struct virtchnl_msg *v_msg;
-       i40e_status ret;
+       enum virtchnl_ops v_op;
+       i40e_status ret, v_ret;
        u32 val, oldval;
        u16 pending;
 
        if (!event.msg_buf)
                goto out;
 
-       v_msg = (struct virtchnl_msg *)&event.desc;
        do {
                ret = i40evf_clean_arq_element(hw, &event, &pending);
-               if (ret || !v_msg->v_opcode)
+               v_op = (enum virtchnl_ops)le32_to_cpu(event.desc.cookie_high);
+               v_ret = (i40e_status)le32_to_cpu(event.desc.cookie_low);
+
+               if (ret || !v_op)
                        break; /* No event to process or error cleaning ARQ */
 
-               i40evf_virtchnl_completion(adapter, v_msg->v_opcode,
-                                          (i40e_status)v_msg->v_retval,
-                                          event.msg_buf,
+               i40evf_virtchnl_completion(adapter, v_op, v_ret, event.msg_buf,
                                           event.msg_len);
                if (pending != 0)
                        memset(event.msg_buf, 0, I40EVF_MAX_AQ_BUF_SIZE);