diff --git a/include/net/sctp/sm.h b/include/net/sctp/sm.h
index de313de4fefe..a3b0e1e896f0 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/sm.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/sm.h
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_shutdown_ack(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 					  const struct sctp_chunk *);
 struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_shutdown_complete(const struct sctp_association *,
 					  const struct sctp_chunk *);
-void sctp_init_cause(struct sctp_chunk *, __u16 cause, const void *, size_t);
+void sctp_init_cause(struct sctp_chunk *, __be16 cause, const void *, size_t);
 struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_abort(const struct sctp_association *,
 			      const struct sctp_chunk *,
 			      const size_t hint);
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index 507dff72c585..37472be16014 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static const struct sctp_paramhdr prsctp_param = {
  * provided chunk, as most cause codes will be embedded inside an
  * abort chunk.
  */
-void  sctp_init_cause(struct sctp_chunk *chunk, __u16 cause_code,
+void  sctp_init_cause(struct sctp_chunk *chunk, __be16 cause_code,
 		      const void *payload, size_t paylen)
 {
 	sctp_errhdr_t err;