diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index 2e47f9f06b96..6788264acc63 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static void virtio_vsock_reset_sock(struct sock *sk)
 static void virtio_vsock_update_guest_cid(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
 {
 	struct virtio_device *vdev = vsock->vdev;
-	u64 guest_cid;
+	__le64 guest_cid;
 
 	vdev->config->get(vdev, offsetof(struct virtio_vsock_config, guest_cid),
 			  &guest_cid, sizeof(guest_cid));