diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index e6110559e505810f7defbf62e9e4b35f4a1498cf..1e2a4ddec96e3c7cfdf8e5ef2010d234c0673821 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ extern struct xfrm_state *xfrm_find_acq_byseq(u32 seq);
 extern int xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_state *x);
 extern void xfrm_state_flush(u8 proto);
 extern int xfrm_replay_check(struct xfrm_state *x, __be32 seq);
-extern void xfrm_replay_advance(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 seq);
+extern void xfrm_replay_advance(struct xfrm_state *x, __be32 seq);
 extern void xfrm_replay_notify(struct xfrm_state *x, int event);
 extern int xfrm_state_check(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb);
 extern int xfrm_state_mtu(struct xfrm_state *x, int mtu);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 33e982961db00eb42db5dbe63df0086febab5719..25657f57fbb0d544f3c3b920980b8d75f28b44a7 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1205,11 +1205,10 @@ int xfrm_replay_check(struct xfrm_state *x, __be32 net_seq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_replay_check);
 
-void xfrm_replay_advance(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 seq)
+void xfrm_replay_advance(struct xfrm_state *x, __be32 net_seq)
 {
 	u32 diff;
-
-	seq = ntohl(seq);
+	u32 seq = ntohl(net_seq);
 
 	if (seq > x->replay.seq) {
 		diff = seq - x->replay.seq;