diff --git a/epan/dissectors/packet-geneve.c b/epan/dissectors/packet-geneve.c
index bf00ffd0e0..9b6a9cdf4c 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/packet-geneve.c
+++ b/epan/dissectors/packet-geneve.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ proto_register_geneve(void)
         },
         { &hf_geneve_vni,
           { "Virtual Network Identifier (VNI)", "geneve.vni",
-            FT_UINT24, BASE_HEX, NULL, 0x0,
+            FT_UINT24, BASE_HEX_DEC, NULL, 0x0,
             NULL, HFILL }
         },
         { &hf_geneve_reserved,