diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
index 47cab1bde065..9e1b74590682 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ int cdc_ncm_bind_common(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf, u8 data_
 	int err;
 	u8 iface_no;
 	struct usb_cdc_parsed_header hdr;
-	u16 curr_ntb_format;
+	__le16 curr_ntb_format;
 
 	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx)
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ int cdc_ncm_bind_common(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf, u8 data_
 			goto error2;
 		}
 
-		if (curr_ntb_format == USB_CDC_NCM_NTB32_FORMAT) {
+		if (curr_ntb_format == cpu_to_le16(USB_CDC_NCM_NTB32_FORMAT)) {
 			dev_info(&intf->dev, "resetting NTB format to 16-bit");
 			err = usbnet_write_cmd(dev, USB_CDC_SET_NTB_FORMAT,
 					       USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_DIR_OUT