diff --git a/hw/net/ne2000.c b/hw/net/ne2000.c
index 31afd28c7c..c96125895e 100644
--- a/hw/net/ne2000.c
+++ b/hw/net/ne2000.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static void ne2000_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
 static const MemoryRegionOps ne2000_ops = {
     .read = ne2000_read,
     .write = ne2000_write,
-    .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
+    .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
 };
 
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