diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.cpp
index a6b91b4892..25af228b23 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void GCMemcard::InitDirBatPointers()
     CurrentDir = &dir_backup;
     PreviousDir = &dir;
   }
-  if (BE16(bat.m_update_counter) > BE16(bat_backup.m_update_counter))
+  if (bat.m_update_counter > bat_backup.m_update_counter)
   {
     CurrentBat = &bat;
     PreviousBat = &bat_backup;
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ u32 GCMemcard::ImportFile(const DEntry& direntry, std::vector<GCMBlock>& saveBlo
   }
 
   UpdatedBat.m_free_blocks = BE16(BE16(UpdatedBat.m_free_blocks) - fileBlocks);
-  UpdatedBat.m_update_counter = BE16(BE16(UpdatedBat.m_update_counter) + 1);
+  UpdatedBat.m_update_counter = UpdatedBat.m_update_counter + 1;
   *PreviousBat = UpdatedBat;
   if (PreviousBat == &bat)
   {
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ u32 GCMemcard::RemoveFile(u8 index)  // index in the directory array
   BlockAlloc UpdatedBat = *CurrentBat;
   if (!UpdatedBat.ClearBlocks(startingblock, numberofblocks))
     return DELETE_FAIL;
-  UpdatedBat.m_update_counter = BE16(BE16(UpdatedBat.m_update_counter) + 1);
+  UpdatedBat.m_update_counter = UpdatedBat.m_update_counter + 1;
   *PreviousBat = UpdatedBat;
   if (PreviousBat == &bat)
   {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.h
index 1475ad254c..fc8bc702c0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.h
@@ -253,12 +253,12 @@ static_assert(sizeof(Directory) == BLOCK_SIZE);
 
 struct BlockAlloc
 {
-  u16 m_checksum;              // 0x0000    2       Additive Checksum
-  u16 m_checksum_inv;          // 0x0002    2       Inverse Checksum
-  u16 m_update_counter;        // 0x0004    2       Update Counter
-  u16 m_free_blocks;           // 0x0006    2       Free Blocks
-  u16 m_last_allocated_block;  // 0x0008    2       Last allocated Block
-  u16 m_map[BAT_SIZE];         // 0x000a    0x1ff8  Map of allocated Blocks
+  u16 m_checksum;                                // 0x0000    2       Additive Checksum
+  u16 m_checksum_inv;                            // 0x0002    2       Inverse Checksum
+  Common::BigEndianValue<u16> m_update_counter;  // 0x0004    2       Update Counter
+  u16 m_free_blocks;                             // 0x0006    2       Free Blocks
+  u16 m_last_allocated_block;                    // 0x0008    2       Last allocated Block
+  u16 m_map[BAT_SIZE];                           // 0x000a    0x1ff8  Map of allocated Blocks
   u16 GetNextBlock(u16 Block) const;
   u16 NextFreeBlock(u16 MaxBlock, u16 StartingBlock = MC_FST_BLOCKS) const;
   bool ClearBlocks(u16 StartingBlock, u16 Length);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcardDirectory.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcardDirectory.cpp
index c2cd7d3746..4d18f221aa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcardDirectory.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcardDirectory.cpp
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ s32 GCMemcardDirectory::DirectoryWrite(u32 dest_address, u32 length, const u8* s
 bool GCMemcardDirectory::SetUsedBlocks(int save_index)
 {
   BlockAlloc* current_bat;
-  if (BE16(m_bat2.m_update_counter) > BE16(m_bat1.m_update_counter))
+  if (m_bat2.m_update_counter > m_bat1.m_update_counter)
     current_bat = &m_bat2;
   else
     current_bat = &m_bat1;