diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
index 9fa7ae12df80..b77a2178fdec 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 /*
  * This code has been heavily tested on a Nokia 770, and lightly
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ static int ads7845_read12_ser(struct device *dev, unsigned command)
 
 	if (status == 0) {
 		/* BE12 value, then padding */
-		status = be16_to_cpu(*((u16 *)&req->sample[1]));
+		status = get_unaligned_be16(&req->sample[1]);
 		status = status >> 3;
 		status &= 0x0fff;
 	}