diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c b/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c
index f92a82c73880..95980154ef02 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void nft_tproxy_eval_v4(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	taddr = nf_tproxy_laddr4(skb, taddr, iph->daddr);
 
 	if (priv->sreg_port)
-		tport = regs->data[priv->sreg_port];
+		tport = nft_reg_load16(&regs->data[priv->sreg_port]);
 	if (!tport)
 		tport = hp->dest;
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static void nft_tproxy_eval_v6(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	taddr = *nf_tproxy_laddr6(skb, &taddr, &iph->daddr);
 
 	if (priv->sreg_port)
-		tport = regs->data[priv->sreg_port];
+		tport = nft_reg_load16(&regs->data[priv->sreg_port]);
 	if (!tport)
 		tport = hp->dest;