diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 627f224..ea3d504 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@
 			cmd_length = E1000_TXD_CMD_IP;
 			ipcse = skb->h.raw - skb->data - 1;
 #ifdef NETIF_F_TSO_IPV6
-		} else if (skb->protocol == ntohs(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
+		} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
 			skb->nh.ipv6h->payload_len = 0;
 			skb->h.th->check =
 				~csum_ipv6_magic(&skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr,