diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
index 4340b1b..12647ef 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ static void flash_make_cmd(flash_info_t *info, u32 cmd, void *cmdbuf)
 	int i;
 	int cword_offset;
 	int cp_offset;
+#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN) || defined(CFG_WRITE_SWAPPED_DATA)
+	u32 cmd_le = cpu_to_le32(cmd);
+#endif
 	uchar val;
 	uchar *cp = (uchar *) cmdbuf;
 
@@ -313,7 +316,7 @@ static void flash_make_cmd(flash_info_t *info, u32 cmd, void *cmdbuf)
 		cword_offset = (info->portwidth-i)%info->chipwidth;
 #if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN) || defined(CFG_WRITE_SWAPPED_DATA)
 		cp_offset = info->portwidth - i;
-		val = *((uchar*)&cmd + cword_offset);
+		val = *((uchar*)&cmd_le + cword_offset);
 #else
 		cp_offset = i - 1;
 		val = *((uchar*)&cmd + sizeof(u32) - cword_offset - 1);