diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index 8d1d0fdb157e..1519cbf70150 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ static u32 batadv_hash_dat(const void *data, u32 size)
 	u32 hash = 0;
 	const struct batadv_dat_entry *dat = data;
 	const unsigned char *key;
+	__be16 vid;
 	u32 i;
 
 	key = (const unsigned char *)&dat->ip;
@@ -252,7 +253,8 @@ static u32 batadv_hash_dat(const void *data, u32 size)
 		hash ^= (hash >> 6);
 	}
 
-	key = (const unsigned char *)&dat->vid;
+	vid = htons(dat->vid);
+	key = (__force const unsigned char *)&vid;
 	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(dat->vid); i++) {
 		hash += key[i];
 		hash += (hash << 10);