diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
index b4e740e..0ace092 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -583,8 +583,8 @@
 	goto out;
 }
 
-u32 *
-nfs3_decode_dirent(u32 *p, struct nfs_entry *entry, int plus)
+__be32 *
+nfs3_decode_dirent(__be32 *p, struct nfs_entry *entry, int plus)
 {
 	struct nfs_entry old = *entry;