diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
index 187d52942ebb928e274efd0c0d6449740263eb5a..356abb369c20b6cd07649fd1f75252f939d0a6e0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int cxusb_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[],
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
 
-		if (d->udev->descriptor.idVendor == USB_VID_MEDION)
+		if (le16_to_cpu(d->udev->descriptor.idVendor) == USB_VID_MEDION)
 			switch (msg[i].addr) {
 			case 0x63:
 				cxusb_gpio_tuner(d, 0);