diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index 4f435c5..f824113 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 	struct in6_addr		*saddr_cache;
 #endif
 
-	__u32			flow_label;
+	__be32			flow_label;
 	__u32			frag_size;
 	__s16			hop_limit;
 	__s16			mcast_hops;