diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c b/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
index 1f077ac..2511ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
@@ -1368,6 +1368,12 @@
  *	This setup frame initialize ULI526X address filter mode
  */
 
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#define FLT_SHIFT 16
+#else
+#define FLT_SHIFT 0
+#endif
+
 static void send_filter_frame(struct net_device *dev, int mc_cnt)
 {
 	struct uli526x_board_info *db = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -1384,27 +1390,27 @@
 
 	/* Node address */
 	addrptr = (u16 *) dev->dev_addr;
-	*suptr++ = addrptr[0];
-	*suptr++ = addrptr[1];
-	*suptr++ = addrptr[2];
+	*suptr++ = addrptr[0] << FLT_SHIFT;
+	*suptr++ = addrptr[1] << FLT_SHIFT;
+	*suptr++ = addrptr[2] << FLT_SHIFT;
 
 	/* broadcast address */
-	*suptr++ = 0xffff;
-	*suptr++ = 0xffff;
-	*suptr++ = 0xffff;
+	*suptr++ = 0xffff << FLT_SHIFT;
+	*suptr++ = 0xffff << FLT_SHIFT;
+	*suptr++ = 0xffff << FLT_SHIFT;
 
 	/* fit the multicast address */
 	for (mcptr = dev->mc_list, i = 0; i < mc_cnt; i++, mcptr = mcptr->next) {
 		addrptr = (u16 *) mcptr->dmi_addr;
-		*suptr++ = addrptr[0];
-		*suptr++ = addrptr[1];
-		*suptr++ = addrptr[2];
+		*suptr++ = addrptr[0] << FLT_SHIFT;
+		*suptr++ = addrptr[1] << FLT_SHIFT;
+		*suptr++ = addrptr[2] << FLT_SHIFT;
 	}
 
 	for (; i<14; i++) {
-		*suptr++ = 0xffff;
-		*suptr++ = 0xffff;
-		*suptr++ = 0xffff;
+		*suptr++ = 0xffff << FLT_SHIFT;
+		*suptr++ = 0xffff << FLT_SHIFT;
+		*suptr++ = 0xffff << FLT_SHIFT;
 	}
 
 	/* prepare the setup frame */