diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
index 35c721a505985cea9d8b4fa5249f8b7537e18288..4388ddf02b2c4d0a500559edc03d07d090f23166 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ union recv_frame *r8712_portctrl(struct _adapter *adapter,
 		/* get ether_type */
 		ptr = ptr + pfhdr->attrib.hdrlen + LLC_HEADER_SIZE;
 		memcpy(&ether_type, ptr, 2);
-		ether_type = ntohs((unsigned short)ether_type);
+		be16_to_cpus(&ether_type);
 
 		if ((psta != NULL) && (psta->ieee8021x_blocked)) {
 			/* blocked