diff --git a/nbd/client.c b/nbd/client.c
index 31b88f3a31c0..bb8981f4f46b 100644
--- a/nbd/client.c
+++ b/nbd/client.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ int nbd_receive_negotiate(QIOChannel *ioc, const char *name, uint32_t *flags,
             error_setg(errp, "Failed to read export flags");
             goto fail;
         }
-        *flags = be32_to_cpup(flags);
+        *flags = be32_to_cpu(*flags);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "Bad magic received");
         goto fail;
@@ -726,9 +726,9 @@ ssize_t nbd_receive_reply(QIOChannel *ioc, struct nbd_reply *reply)
        [ 7 .. 15]    handle
      */
 
-    magic = be32_to_cpup((uint32_t*)buf);
-    reply->error  = be32_to_cpup((uint32_t*)(buf + 4));
-    reply->handle = be64_to_cpup((uint64_t*)(buf + 8));
+    magic = ldl_be_p(buf);
+    reply->error  = ldl_be_p(buf + 4);
+    reply->handle = ldq_be_p(buf + 8);
 
     reply->error = nbd_errno_to_system_errno(reply->error);
 
diff --git a/nbd/server.c b/nbd/server.c
index b2cfeb9843ce..91471f17a7a0 100644
--- a/nbd/server.c
+++ b/nbd/server.c
@@ -646,11 +646,11 @@ static ssize_t nbd_receive_request(QIOChannel *ioc, struct nbd_request *request)
        [24 .. 27]   len
      */
 
-    magic = be32_to_cpup((uint32_t*)buf);
-    request->type  = be32_to_cpup((uint32_t*)(buf + 4));
-    request->handle = be64_to_cpup((uint64_t*)(buf + 8));
-    request->from  = be64_to_cpup((uint64_t*)(buf + 16));
-    request->len   = be32_to_cpup((uint32_t*)(buf + 24));
+    magic = ldl_be_p(buf);
+    request->type   = ldl_be_p(buf + 4);
+    request->handle = ldq_be_p(buf + 8);
+    request->from   = ldq_be_p(buf + 16);
+    request->len    = ldl_be_p(buf + 24);
 
     TRACE("Got request: "
           "{ magic = 0x%x, .type = %d, from = %" PRIu64" , len = %u }",
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index 6554f0ab65ee..9519db324b72 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ static void read_partition(uint8_t *p, struct partition_record *r)
     r->end_cylinder = p[7] | ((p[6] << 2) & 0x300);
     r->end_sector = p[6] & 0x3f;
 
-    r->start_sector_abs = le32_to_cpup((uint32_t *)(p +  8));
-    r->nb_sectors_abs   = le32_to_cpup((uint32_t *)(p + 12));
+    r->start_sector_abs = ldl_le_p(p + 8);
+    r->nb_sectors_abs   = ldl_le_p(p + 12);
 }
 
 static int find_partition(BlockBackend *blk, int partition,