diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
index 00b186c59725..0b30340a0f0e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static int p80211_convert_to_ether(wlandevice_t *wlandev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct p80211_hdr_a3 *hdr;
 
 	hdr = (struct p80211_hdr_a3 *) skb->data;
-	if (p80211_rx_typedrop(wlandev, hdr->fc))
+	if (p80211_rx_typedrop(wlandev, le16_to_cpu(hdr->fc)))
 		return CONV_TO_ETHER_SKIPPED;
 
 	/* perform mcast filtering: allow my local address through but reject