diff --git a/include/net/ip.h b/include/net/ip.h
index 7e7e9731ada8..b6d95e553401 100644
--- a/include/net/ip.h
+++ b/include/net/ip.h
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ extern int	ip_ra_control(struct sock *sk, unsigned char on, void (*destructor)(s
 
 extern int 	ip_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len);
 extern void	ip_icmp_error(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int err, 
-			      u16 port, u32 info, u8 *payload);
+			      __be16 port, u32 info, u8 *payload);
 extern void	ip_local_error(struct sock *sk, int err, __be32 daddr, __be16 dport,
 			       u32 info);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index 0660494196e6..4b132953bcc2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int ip_ra_control(struct sock *sk, unsigned char on, void (*destructor)(struct s
 }
 
 void ip_icmp_error(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int err, 
-		   u16 port, u32 info, u8 *payload)
+		   __be16 port, u32 info, u8 *payload)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct sock_exterr_skb *serr;