diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_fs.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_fs.h
index b02eb2ac3d99d7ded5578ef5dff0e81f4f0eb2b3..3056b6e9f8ce1ca03c757a66012cf38d917caa6c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_fs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_fs.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct virtio_fs_config {
 	__u8 tag[36];
 
 	/* Number of request queues */
-	__u32 num_request_queues;
+	__le32 num_request_queues;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_FS_H */