diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index ff123e5..ac91f0d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@
 static struct top_srv topsrv = { 0 };
 
 /**
+ * htohl - convert value to endianness used by destination
+ * @in: value to convert
+ * @swap: non-zero if endianness must be reversed
+ *
+ * Returns converted value
+ */
+
+static u32 htohl(u32 in, int swap)
+{
+	return swap ? swab32(in) : in;
+}
+
+/**
  * subscr_send_event - send a message containing a tipc_event to the subscriber
  *
  * Note: Must not hold subscriber's server port lock, since tipc_send() will
@@ -94,11 +107,11 @@
 	msg_sect.iov_base = (void *)&sub->evt;
 	msg_sect.iov_len = sizeof(struct tipc_event);
 
-	sub->evt.event = htonl(event);
-	sub->evt.found_lower = htonl(found_lower);
-	sub->evt.found_upper = htonl(found_upper);
-	sub->evt.port.ref = htonl(port_ref);
-	sub->evt.port.node = htonl(node);
+	sub->evt.event = htohl(event, sub->swap);
+	sub->evt.found_lower = htohl(found_lower, sub->swap);
+	sub->evt.found_upper = htohl(found_upper, sub->swap);
+	sub->evt.port.ref = htohl(port_ref, sub->swap);
+	sub->evt.port.node = htohl(node, sub->swap);
 	tipc_send(sub->server_ref, 1, &msg_sect);
 }
 
@@ -274,23 +287,16 @@
 {
 	struct subscription *sub;
 	struct subscription *sub_temp;
-	__u32 type, lower, upper;
 	int found = 0;
 
 	/* Find first matching subscription, exit if not found */
 
-	type = ntohl(s->seq.type);
-	lower = ntohl(s->seq.lower);
-	upper = ntohl(s->seq.upper);
-
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(sub, sub_temp, &subscriber->subscription_list,
 				 subscription_list) {
-			if ((type == sub->seq.type) &&
-			    (lower == sub->seq.lower) &&
-			    (upper == sub->seq.upper)) {
-				found = 1;
-				break;
-			}
+		if (!memcmp(s, &sub->evt.s, sizeof(struct tipc_subscr))) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	if (!found)
 		return;
@@ -319,10 +325,16 @@
 					     struct subscriber *subscriber)
 {
 	struct subscription *sub;
+	int swap;
+
+	/* Determine subscriber's endianness */
+
+	swap = !(s->filter & (TIPC_SUB_PORTS | TIPC_SUB_SERVICE));
 
 	/* Detect & process a subscription cancellation request */
 
-	if (ntohl(s->filter) & TIPC_SUB_CANCEL) {
+	if (s->filter & htohl(TIPC_SUB_CANCEL, swap)) {
+		s->filter &= ~htohl(TIPC_SUB_CANCEL, swap);
 		subscr_cancel(s, subscriber);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -347,11 +359,11 @@
 
 	/* Initialize subscription object */
 
-	sub->seq.type = ntohl(s->seq.type);
-	sub->seq.lower = ntohl(s->seq.lower);
-	sub->seq.upper = ntohl(s->seq.upper);
-	sub->timeout = ntohl(s->timeout);
-	sub->filter = ntohl(s->filter);
+	sub->seq.type = htohl(s->seq.type, swap);
+	sub->seq.lower = htohl(s->seq.lower, swap);
+	sub->seq.upper = htohl(s->seq.upper, swap);
+	sub->timeout = htohl(s->timeout, swap);
+	sub->filter = htohl(s->filter, swap);
 	if ((!(sub->filter & TIPC_SUB_PORTS) ==
 	     !(sub->filter & TIPC_SUB_SERVICE)) ||
 	    (sub->seq.lower > sub->seq.upper)) {
@@ -364,6 +376,7 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sub->nameseq_list);
 	list_add(&sub->subscription_list, &subscriber->subscription_list);
 	sub->server_ref = subscriber->port_ref;
+	sub->swap = swap;
 	memcpy(&sub->evt.s, s, sizeof(struct tipc_subscr));
 	atomic_inc(&topsrv.subscription_count);
 	if (sub->timeout != TIPC_WAIT_FOREVER) {
diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.h b/net/tipc/subscr.h
index c20f496..45d89bf 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.h
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
  * @nameseq_list: adjacent subscriptions in name sequence's subscription list
  * @subscription_list: adjacent subscriptions in subscriber's subscription list
  * @server_ref: object reference of server port associated with subscription
+ * @swap: indicates if subscriber uses opposite endianness in its messages
  * @evt: template for events generated by subscription
  */
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
 	struct list_head nameseq_list;
 	struct list_head subscription_list;
 	u32 server_ref;
+	int swap;
 	struct tipc_event evt;
 };