diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_filter.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_filter.c
index 7dddb9e748b8..86745f33a252 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_filter.c
@@ -810,16 +810,16 @@ static bool is_addr_all_mask(u8 *ipmask, int family)
 		struct in_addr *addr;
 
 		addr = (struct in_addr *)ipmask;
-		if (addr->s_addr == 0xffffffff)
+		if (ntohl(addr->s_addr) == 0xffffffff)
 			return true;
 	} else if (family == AF_INET6) {
 		struct in6_addr *addr6;
 
 		addr6 = (struct in6_addr *)ipmask;
-		if (addr6->s6_addr32[0] == 0xffffffff &&
-		    addr6->s6_addr32[1] == 0xffffffff &&
-		    addr6->s6_addr32[2] == 0xffffffff &&
-		    addr6->s6_addr32[3] == 0xffffffff)
+		if (ntohl(addr6->s6_addr32[0]) == 0xffffffff &&
+		    ntohl(addr6->s6_addr32[1]) == 0xffffffff &&
+		    ntohl(addr6->s6_addr32[2]) == 0xffffffff &&
+		    ntohl(addr6->s6_addr32[3]) == 0xffffffff)
 			return true;
 	}
 	return false;