diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adt7310.c b/drivers/hwmon/adt7310.c
index da5f078..5994cf6 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adt7310.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adt7310.c
@@ -42,13 +42,8 @@
 static int adt7310_spi_read_word(struct device *dev, u8 reg)
 {
 	struct spi_device *spi = to_spi_device(dev);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = spi_w8r16(spi, AD7310_COMMAND(reg) | ADT7310_CMD_READ);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return be16_to_cpu((__force __be16)ret);
+	return spi_w8r16be(spi, AD7310_COMMAND(reg) | ADT7310_CMD_READ);
 }
 
 static int adt7310_spi_write_word(struct device *dev, u8 reg, u16 data)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
index 74025fb..abfc8bd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	struct ade7753_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	ret = spi_w8r16(st->us, ADE7753_READ_REG(reg_address));
+	ret = spi_w8r16be(st->us, ADE7753_READ_REG(reg_address));
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&st->us->dev, "problem when reading 16 bit register 0x%02X",
 			reg_address);
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 	}
 
 	*val = ret;
-	*val = be16_to_cpup(val);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c
index f649ebe..3d1c02c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	struct ade7754_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = spi_w8r16(st->us, ADE7754_READ_REG(reg_address));
+	ret = spi_w8r16be(st->us, ADE7754_READ_REG(reg_address));
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&st->us->dev, "problem when reading 16 bit register 0x%02X",
 			reg_address);
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 	}
 
 	*val = ret;
-	*val = be16_to_cpup(val);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c
index d214ac49..7467e51 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	struct ade7759_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = spi_w8r16(st->us, ADE7759_READ_REG(reg_address));
+	ret = spi_w8r16be(st->us, ADE7759_READ_REG(reg_address));
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&st->us->dev, "problem when reading 16 bit register 0x%02X",
 			reg_address);
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 	}
 
 	*val = ret;
-	*val = be16_to_cpup(val);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 1619ed4..8c62ba7 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -853,6 +853,33 @@
 	return (status < 0) ? status : result;
 }
 
+/**
+ * spi_w8r16be - SPI synchronous 8 bit write followed by 16 bit big-endian read
+ * @spi: device with which data will be exchanged
+ * @cmd: command to be written before data is read back
+ * Context: can sleep
+ *
+ * This returns the (unsigned) sixteen bit number returned by the device in cpu
+ * endianness, or else a negative error code. Callable only from contexts that
+ * can sleep.
+ *
+ * This function is similar to spi_w8r16, with the exception that it will
+ * convert the read 16 bit data word from big-endian to native endianness.
+ *
+ */
+static inline ssize_t spi_w8r16be(struct spi_device *spi, u8 cmd)
+
+{
+	ssize_t status;
+	__be16 result;
+
+	status = spi_write_then_read(spi, &cmd, 1, &result, 2);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return status;
+
+	return be16_to_cpu(result);
+}
+
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /*