diff --git a/fs/cifs/smbencrypt.c b/fs/cifs/smbencrypt.c
index 7cacba12b8f1..80d850881938 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smbencrypt.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smbencrypt.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ E_md4hash(const unsigned char *passwd, unsigned char *p16,
 {
 	int rc;
 	int len;
-	__u16 wpwd[129];
+	__le16 wpwd[129];
 
 	/* Password cannot be longer than 128 characters */
 	if (passwd) /* Password must be converted to NT unicode */
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ E_md4hash(const unsigned char *passwd, unsigned char *p16,
 		*wpwd = 0; /* Ensure string is null terminated */
 	}
 
-	rc = mdfour(p16, (unsigned char *) wpwd, len * sizeof(__u16));
-	memset(wpwd, 0, 129 * sizeof(__u16));
+	rc = mdfour(p16, (unsigned char *) wpwd, len * sizeof(__le16));
+	memset(wpwd, 0, 129 * sizeof(__le16));
 
 	return rc;
 }