diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
index 7be49ea60b6d8f9353720d757f47c2c61b16fc60..8e22417fa6c11b5d41845bda1ff4c84e9d369cda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ static int sierra_net_get_fw_attr(struct usbnet *dev, u16 *datap)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	*datap = *attrdata;
+	*datap = le16_to_cpu(*attrdata);
 
 	kfree(attrdata);
 	return result;