diff --git a/drivers/net/starfire.c b/drivers/net/starfire.c
index bcc430bd9e49..6e00dc857afa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/starfire.c
+++ b/drivers/net/starfire.c
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 			if (vlan_group_get_device(np->vlgrp, i)) {
 				if (vlan_count >= 32)
 					break;
-				writew(cpu_to_be16(i), filter_addr);
+				writew(i, filter_addr);
 				filter_addr += 16;
 				vlan_count++;
 			}