diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 00580a818736..b2bf8f2e01da 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ __build_packet_message(struct nfulnl_instance *inst,
 	nfmsg->version = NFNETLINK_V0;
 	nfmsg->res_id = htons(inst->group_num);
 
-	pmsg.hw_protocol	= htons(skb->protocol);
+	pmsg.hw_protocol	= skb->protocol;
 	pmsg.hook		= hooknum;
 
 	NFA_PUT(inst->skb, NFULA_PACKET_HDR, sizeof(pmsg), &pmsg);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index 8eb2473d83e1..6e4ada3c1844 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ nfqnl_build_packet_message(struct nfqnl_instance *queue,
 	nfmsg->res_id = htons(queue->queue_num);
 
 	pmsg.packet_id 		= htonl(entry->id);
-	pmsg.hw_protocol	= htons(entskb->protocol);
+	pmsg.hw_protocol	= entskb->protocol;
 	pmsg.hook		= entinf->hook;
 
 	NFA_PUT(skb, NFQA_PACKET_HDR, sizeof(pmsg), &pmsg);