diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 3b846cbdc050..4cbf71d0786b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -3420,7 +3420,8 @@ static int ctnetlink_del_expect(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 		if (cda[CTA_EXPECT_ID]) {
 			__be32 id = nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_EXPECT_ID]);
-			if (ntohl(id) != (u32)(unsigned long)exp) {
+
+			if (id != nf_expect_get_id(exp)) {
 				nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
 				return -ENOENT;
 			}