diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 8ee553b499ce..fffc7b62a9a8 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ SCTP_STATIC void sctp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
 	struct sctp_transport *transport;
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np;
-	__be16 saveip, savesctp;
+	__u16 saveip, savesctp;
 	int err;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);