diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index adbe531..56f77d3 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -5055,7 +5055,7 @@
 {
 	union sctp_addr autoaddr;
 	struct sctp_af *af;
-	unsigned short port;
+	__be16 port;
 
 	/* Initialize a local sockaddr structure to INADDR_ANY. */
 	af = sctp_sk(sk)->pf->af;