diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
index a5bb0b7d339ad084832584890cf1a6428aaeffa9..8f4e655bd57bf4279b1d46c68cb4e58273cc4e2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ struct mlx4_en_priv {
 	int base_qpn;
 
 	struct mlx4_en_rss_map rss_map;
-	u32 ctrl_flags;
+	__be32 ctrl_flags;
 	u32 flags;
 #define MLX4_EN_FLAG_PROMISC	0x1
 #define MLX4_EN_FLAG_MC_PROMISC	0x2