diff --git a/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h
index ece746ff4ef89c165d990ab2ac1adae3bef15118..cacf4c52a8c019439b31efeef88897b3dabc23df 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ struct fib_config {
 	u8			fc_type;
 	/* 1 byte unused */
 	u32			fc_table;
-	u32			fc_dst;
-	u32			fc_src;
-	u32			fc_gw;
+	__be32			fc_dst;
+	__be32			fc_src;
+	__be32			fc_gw;
 	int			fc_oif;
 	u32			fc_flags;
 	u32			fc_priority;
-	u32			fc_prefsrc;
+	__be32			fc_prefsrc;
 	struct nlattr		*fc_mx;
 	struct rtnexthop	*fc_mp;
 	int			fc_mx_len;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 319aaafd354509ca95996066023b6411971a70a9..7f5217907e5aa84e8360a07c511c1e3c584c13f4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int put_rtax(struct nlattr *mx, int len, int type, u32 value)
 static int rtentry_to_fib_config(int cmd, struct rtentry *rt,
 				 struct fib_config *cfg)
 {
-	u32 addr;
+	__be32 addr;
 	int plen;
 
 	memset(cfg, 0, sizeof(*cfg));