diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c
index a1b33aa6054a..9697977b80f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static int bond_changelink(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		bond_opt_initval(&newval,
-				 nla_get_be64(data[IFLA_BOND_AD_ACTOR_SYSTEM]));
+				 nla_get_u64(data[IFLA_BOND_AD_ACTOR_SYSTEM]));
 		err = __bond_opt_set(bond, BOND_OPT_AD_ACTOR_SYSTEM, &newval);
 		if (err)
 			return err;