diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
index baddaf242d185..dca25a0c2f33c 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ static int nxp_nci_i2c_fw_read(struct nxp_nci_i2c_phy *phy,
 			       struct sk_buff **skb)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = phy->i2c_dev;
-	u16 header;
 	size_t frame_len;
+	__be16 header;
 	int r;
 
 	r = i2c_master_recv(client, (u8 *) &header, NXP_NCI_FW_HDR_LEN);