diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index ecd156def039..ad9e327c3b03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int sp_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		     const void *saddr, unsigned len)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
-	if (type != htons(ETH_P_AX25))
+	if (type != ETH_P_AX25)
 		return ax25_hard_header(skb, dev, type, daddr, saddr, len);
 #endif
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index 9e43c47691ca..803a3bdea0af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static int ax_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		     const void *saddr, unsigned len)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
-	if (type != htons(ETH_P_AX25))
+	if (type != ETH_P_AX25)
 		return ax25_hard_header(skb, dev, type, daddr, saddr, len);
 #endif
 	return 0;