diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 280c5cfb567e..c15fe9d35287 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f100ae2ed04d17fb450fe6e3a3780342da60acd0
+refs/heads/master: dde6d43d060bf0e0f38c66f76908e460db3bf0d8
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
index 936c888e03e1..2a65bb93de26 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@ static int determine_firmware(struct net_device *dev)
 	int err;
 	struct comp_id nic_id, sta_id;
 	unsigned int firmver;
-	char tmp[SYMBOL_MAX_VER_LEN+1];
+	char tmp[SYMBOL_MAX_VER_LEN+1] __attribute__((aligned(2)));
 
 	/* Get the hardware version */
 	err = HERMES_READ_RECORD(hw, USER_BAP, HERMES_RID_NICID, &nic_id);