diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 33e8d189ba2f..6df3b0d12d87 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -2652,7 +2652,7 @@ static int soc_valid_header(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	}
 
 	/* big endian firmware objects not supported atm */
-	if (hdr->magic == SOC_TPLG_MAGIC_BIG_ENDIAN) {
+	if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->magic) == SOC_TPLG_MAGIC_BIG_ENDIAN) {
 		dev_err(tplg->dev,
 			"ASoC: pass %d big endian not supported header got %x at offset 0x%lx size 0x%zx.\n",
 			tplg->pass, hdr->magic,