diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
index 118e5550b10c2..628f45c8c06f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_prepare(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 	struct ath_htc_rx_status *rxstatus;
 	struct ath_rx_status rx_stats;
 	bool decrypt_error = false;
-	__be16 rs_datalen;
+	u16 rs_datalen;
 	bool is_phyerr;
 
 	if (skb->len < HTC_RX_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE) {