diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.c
index 6b39e4d..b6a264b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.c
@@ -2105,15 +2105,18 @@
 
 	/* MCU firmware download enable */
 	val8 = rtl8xxxu_read8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL);
-	rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL, val8 | MCU_FW_DL_ENABLE);
+	val8 |= MCU_FW_DL_ENABLE;
+	rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL, val8);
 
 	/* 8051 reset */
 	val32 = rtl8xxxu_read32(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL);
-	rtl8xxxu_write32(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL, val32 & ~BIT(19));
+	val32 &= ~BIT(19);
+	rtl8xxxu_write32(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL, val32);
 
 	/* Reset firmware download checksum */
 	val8 = rtl8xxxu_read8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL);
-	rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL, val8 | MCU_FW_DL_CSUM_REPORT);
+	val8 |= MCU_FW_DL_CSUM_REPORT;
+	rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL, val8);
 
 	pages = priv->fw_size / RTL_FW_PAGE_SIZE;
 	remainder = priv->fw_size % RTL_FW_PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -2122,7 +2125,8 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; i < pages; i++) {
 		val8 = rtl8xxxu_read8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL + 2) & 0xF8;
-		rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL + 2, val8 | i);
+		val8 |= i;
+		rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL + 2, val8);
 
 		ret = rtl8xxxu_writeN(priv, REG_FW_START_ADDRESS,
 				      fwptr, RTL_FW_PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -2136,7 +2140,8 @@
 
 	if (remainder) {
 		val8 = rtl8xxxu_read8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL + 2) & 0xF8;
-		rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL + 2, val8 | i);
+		val8 |= i;
+		rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL + 2, val8);
 		ret = rtl8xxxu_writeN(priv, REG_FW_START_ADDRESS,
 				      fwptr, remainder);
 		if (ret != remainder) {
@@ -2149,8 +2154,8 @@
 fw_abort:
 	/* MCU firmware download disable */
 	val16 = rtl8xxxu_read16(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL);
-	rtl8xxxu_write16(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL,
-			 val16 & (~MCU_FW_DL_ENABLE & 0xff));
+	val16 &= ~MCU_FW_DL_ENABLE;
+	rtl8xxxu_write16(priv, REG_MCU_FW_DL, val16);
 
 	return ret;
 }