diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
index f4df458df9db..6a9af4e4d732 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ struct nvmet_alloc_ctrl_args {
 	const struct nvmet_fabrics_ops *ops;
 	struct device		*p2p_client;
 	u32			kato;
-	u32			result;
+	__le32			result;
 	u16			error_loc;
 	u16			status;
 };