diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 9286b2a..b6dfee3 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -809,8 +809,8 @@
 
 	/* account for offset of super block on x86 */
 	disk_sb = (befs_super_block *) bh->b_data;
-	if ((le32_to_cpu(disk_sb->magic1) == BEFS_SUPER_MAGIC1) ||
-	    (be32_to_cpu(disk_sb->magic1) == BEFS_SUPER_MAGIC1)) {
+	if ((disk_sb->magic1 == BEFS_SUPER_MAGIC1_LE) ||
+	    (disk_sb->magic1 == BEFS_SUPER_MAGIC1_BE)) {
 		befs_debug(sb, "Using PPC superblock location");
 	} else {
 		befs_debug(sb, "Using x86 superblock location");