diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
index ac36767b56e..e01b59aedc5 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ ieee80211softmac_wx_set_mlme(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac = ieee80211_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_mlme *mlme = (struct iw_mlme *)extra;
-	u16 reason = cpu_to_le16(mlme->reason_code);
+	u16 reason = mlme->reason_code;
 	struct ieee80211softmac_network *net;
 	int err = -EINVAL;