diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index f5c84c3efbca..1db588a3f08b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ nfs3_proc_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 	data->arg.create.createmode = NFS3_CREATE_UNCHECKED;
 	if (flags & O_EXCL) {
 		data->arg.create.createmode  = NFS3_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE;
-		data->arg.create.verifier[0] = jiffies;
-		data->arg.create.verifier[1] = current->pid;
+		data->arg.create.verifier[0] = cpu_to_be32(jiffies);
+		data->arg.create.verifier[1] = cpu_to_be32(current->pid);
 	}
 
 	sattr->ia_mode &= ~current_umask();