diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.h b/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.h
index 0b446f2..33d43c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
+#include <rte_io.h>
 
 /* Forward declaration */
 struct ecore_dev;
@@ -113,18 +114,18 @@ void *osal_dma_alloc_coherent_aligned(struct ecore_dev *, dma_addr_t *,
 
 /* HW reads/writes */
 
-#define DIRECT_REG_RD(_dev, _reg_addr) \
-	(*((volatile u32 *) (_reg_addr)))
+#define DIRECT_REG_RD(_dev, _reg_addr) rte_read32(_reg_addr)
 
 #define REG_RD(_p_hwfn, _reg_offset) \
 	DIRECT_REG_RD(_p_hwfn,		\
 			((u8 *)(uintptr_t)(_p_hwfn->regview) + (_reg_offset)))
 
-#define DIRECT_REG_WR16(_reg_addr, _val) \
-	(*((volatile u16 *)(_reg_addr)) = _val)
+#define DIRECT_REG_WR16(_reg_addr, _val) rte_write16((_val), (_reg_addr))
 
-#define DIRECT_REG_WR(_dev, _reg_addr, _val) \
-	(*((volatile u32 *)(_reg_addr)) = _val)
+#define DIRECT_REG_WR(_dev, _reg_addr, _val) rte_write32((_val), (_reg_addr))
+
+#define DIRECT_REG_WR_RELAXED(_dev, _reg_addr, _val) \
+	rte_write32_relaxed((_val), (_reg_addr))
 
 #define REG_WR(_p_hwfn, _reg_offset, _val) \
 	DIRECT_REG_WR(NULL,  \
@@ -134,9 +135,10 @@ void *osal_dma_alloc_coherent_aligned(struct ecore_dev *, dma_addr_t *,
 	DIRECT_REG_WR16(((u8 *)(uintptr_t)(_p_hwfn->regview) + \
 			(_reg_offset)), (u16)_val)
 
-#define DOORBELL(_p_hwfn, _db_addr, _val) \
-	DIRECT_REG_WR(_p_hwfn, \
-	     ((u8 *)(uintptr_t)(_p_hwfn->doorbells) + (_db_addr)), (u32)_val)
+#define DOORBELL(_p_hwfn, _db_addr, _val)				\
+	DIRECT_REG_WR_RELAXED((_p_hwfn),				\
+			      ((u8 *)(uintptr_t)(_p_hwfn->doorbells) +	\
+			      (_db_addr)), (u32)_val)
 
 /* Mutexes */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_int_api.h b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_int_api.h
index fc873e7..a0d6a43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_int_api.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_int_api.h
@@ -120,19 +120,37 @@ static OSAL_INLINE void __internal_ram_wr(void *p_hwfn,
 }
 
 #ifdef ECORE_CONFIG_DIRECT_HWFN
+static OSAL_INLINE void __internal_ram_wr_relaxed(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+						  void OSAL_IOMEM * addr,
+						  int size, u32 *data)
+#else
+static OSAL_INLINE void __internal_ram_wr_relaxed(void *p_hwfn,
+						  void OSAL_IOMEM * addr,
+						  int size, u32 *data)
+#endif
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size / sizeof(*data); i++)
+		DIRECT_REG_WR_RELAXED(p_hwfn, &((u32 OSAL_IOMEM *)addr)[i],
+				      data[i]);
+}
+
+#ifdef ECORE_CONFIG_DIRECT_HWFN
 static OSAL_INLINE void internal_ram_wr(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
-					void OSAL_IOMEM *addr,
-					int size, u32 *data)
+						void OSAL_IOMEM * addr,
+						int size, u32 *data)
 {
-	__internal_ram_wr(p_hwfn, addr, size, data);
+	__internal_ram_wr_relaxed(p_hwfn, addr, size, data);
 }
 #else
 static OSAL_INLINE void internal_ram_wr(void OSAL_IOMEM *addr,
-					int size, u32 *data)
+						int size, u32 *data)
 {
-	__internal_ram_wr(OSAL_NULL, addr, size, data);
+	__internal_ram_wr_relaxed(OSAL_NULL, addr, size, data);
 }
 #endif
+
 #endif
 
 struct ecore_hwfn;
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_spq.c b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_spq.c
index 0d744dd..6e5ce5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_spq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_spq.c
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ static enum _ecore_status_t ecore_spq_hw_post(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	/* make sure the SPQE is updated before the doorbell */
 	OSAL_WMB(p_hwfn->p_dev);
 
-	DOORBELL(p_hwfn, DB_ADDR(p_spq->cid, DQ_DEMS_LEGACY), *(u32 *)&db);
+	DOORBELL(p_hwfn, DB_ADDR(p_spq->cid, DQ_DEMS_LEGACY),
+		 *(u32 *)&db);
 
 	/* make sure doorbell is rang */
 	OSAL_WMB(p_hwfn->p_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/qede/qede_rxtx.c
index 2e181c8..e1e9956 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_rxtx.c
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ qede_xmit_pkts(void *p_txq, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 	txq->tx_db.data.bd_prod = bd_prod;
 	rte_wmb();
 	rte_compiler_barrier();
-	DIRECT_REG_WR(edev, txq->doorbell_addr, txq->tx_db.raw);
+	DIRECT_REG_WR_RELAXED(edev, txq->doorbell_addr, txq->tx_db.raw);
 	rte_wmb();
 
 	/* Check again for Tx completions */
