diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index 060a60b2f8a6db074167e389b56893337c887fe9..111ba55fd512fb9f2b6f6af6c7084b71cc9bbf22 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int esp6_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		esph = (void *)skb_push(skb, 4);
 		*seqhi = esph->spi;
 		esph->spi = esph->seq_no;
-		esph->seq_no = htonl(XFRM_SKB_CB(skb)->seq.input.hi);
+		esph->seq_no = XFRM_SKB_CB(skb)->seq.input.hi;
 		aead_request_set_callback(req, 0, esp_input_done_esn, skb);
 	}