diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 0061c9470482df8e91ad877e7348dad4db731f5e..948527e42a60db205cdb88d458f11d4c39b22248 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ struct sk_buff {
 				nohdr:1;
 				/* 3 bits spare */
 	__u8			pkt_type;
-	__u16			protocol;
+	__be16			protocol;
 
 	void			(*destructor)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER