diff --git a/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c b/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c
index 3b2a6c598088..993d87c9296f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static int get_skb_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb, void **iphdr,
 	*tcph = tcp_hdr(skb);
 
 	/* check if ip header and tcp header are complete */
-	if (iph->tot_len < ip_len + tcp_hdrlen(skb))
+	if (ntohs(iph->tot_len) < ip_len + tcp_hdrlen(skb))
 		return -1;
 
 	*hdr_flags = LRO_IPV4 | LRO_TCP;