diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c
index 39eb1cc62e91f..fa24a5b398b1f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void nft_trace_notify(struct nft_traceinfo *info)
 		break;
 	case NFT_TRACETYPE_POLICY:
 		if (nla_put_be32(skb, NFTA_TRACE_POLICY,
-				 info->basechain->policy))
+				 htonl(info->basechain->policy)))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 		break;
 	}