diff --git a/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
index 7371cd4..c8c8637 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@
 		if (i2c_read(chip, addr << 1, 1, (u8*)&valw, 2))
 			return -1;
 
+		valw = le16_to_cpu(valw);
 		valw &= ~mask;
 		valw |= data;
+		valw = cpu_to_le16(valw);
 
 		return i2c_write(chip, addr << 1, 1, (u8*)&valw, 2);
 	}
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@
 	} else {
 		if (i2c_read(chip, addr << 1, 1, (u8*)&valw, 2))
 			return -1;
-		*data = (int)valw;
+		*data = (uint)le16_to_cpu(valw);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }