diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
index cb5afeffb234..f5a3a1ce21ce 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ struct hfa384x_hscan_result {
 #define HFA384x_LINK_ASSOCFAIL		((u16)6)
 
 struct hfa384x_link_status {
-	u16 linkstatus;
+	__le16 linkstatus;
 } __packed;
 
 /*--  Unsolicited Frame, MAC Mgmt: AssociationStatus (--*/