diff --git a/net/rds/ib_cm.c b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
index 8764970f0c24..310cabce2311 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_cm.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static void rds_ib_cm_fill_conn_param(struct rds_connection *conn,
 		dp->dp_protocol_major = RDS_PROTOCOL_MAJOR(protocol_version);
 		dp->dp_protocol_minor = RDS_PROTOCOL_MINOR(protocol_version);
 		dp->dp_protocol_minor_mask = cpu_to_be16(RDS_IB_SUPPORTED_PROTOCOLS);
-		dp->dp_ack_seq = rds_ib_piggyb_ack(ic);
+		dp->dp_ack_seq = cpu_to_be64(rds_ib_piggyb_ack(ic));
 
 		/* Advertise flow control */
 		if (ic->i_flowctl) {