flashaddr += 8;
                }
        } else {
-               u32 data;
+               u64 data;
+               u32 hi, lo;
 
-               size = (NETXEN_IMAGE_START - NETXEN_BOOTLD_START) / 4;
+               size = (NETXEN_IMAGE_START - NETXEN_BOOTLD_START) / 8;
                flashaddr = NETXEN_BOOTLD_START;
 
                for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                        if (netxen_rom_fast_read(adapter,
-                                       flashaddr, (int *)&data) != 0)
+                                       flashaddr, &lo) != 0)
+                               return -EIO;
+                       if (netxen_rom_fast_read(adapter,
+                                       flashaddr + 4, &hi) != 0)
                                return -EIO;
 
+                       /* hi, lo are already in host endian byteorder */
+                       data = (((u64)hi << 32) | lo);
+
                        if (adapter->pci_mem_write(adapter,
-                                               flashaddr, &data, 4))
+                                               flashaddr, &data, 8))
                                return -EIO;
 
-                       flashaddr += 4;
+                       flashaddr += 8;
                }
        }
        msleep(1);