diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.h b/net/tipc/msg.h
index 35d5ba1..ce26598 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.h
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.h
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@
 				u32 pos, u32 mask, u32 val)
 {
 	val = (val & mask) << pos;
-	val = htonl(val);
-	mask = htonl(mask << pos);
-	m->hdr[w] &= ~mask;
-	m->hdr[w] |= val;
+	m->hdr[w] &= ~htonl(mask << pos);
+	m->hdr[w] |= htonl(val);
 }
 
 /*