diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 13d6d4eb8b3..9264139bd8d 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ struct hh_cache
 {
 	struct hh_cache *hh_next;	/* Next entry			     */
 	atomic_t	hh_refcnt;	/* number of users                   */
-	unsigned short  hh_type;	/* protocol identifier, f.e ETH_P_IP
+	__be16		hh_type;	/* protocol identifier, f.e ETH_P_IP
                                          *  NOTE:  For VLANs, this will be the
                                          *  encapuslated type. --BLG
                                          */
diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
index a8d825f9030..e156e38e4ac 100644
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct dst_entry
 struct dst_ops
 {
 	unsigned short		family;
-	unsigned short		protocol;
+	__be16			protocol;
 	unsigned		gc_thresh;
 
 	int			(*gc)(void);
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index b6c69e1463e..8ce8c471d86 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ struct neighbour *neigh_event_ns(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 }
 
 static void neigh_hh_init(struct neighbour *n, struct dst_entry *dst,
-			  u16 protocol)
+			  __be16 protocol)
 {
 	struct hh_cache	*hh;
 	struct net_device *dev = dst->dev;
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index 43863933f27..4bd78c8cfb2 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int eth_header_parse(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned char *haddr)
  */
 int eth_header_cache(struct neighbour *neigh, struct hh_cache *hh)
 {
-	unsigned short type = hh->hh_type;
+	__be16 type = hh->hh_type;
 	struct ethhdr *eth;
 	struct net_device *dev = neigh->dev;