diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
index 873bfbd6b2b7..1d6e6611441d 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ static struct se_fw_hdr *geni_find_protocol_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct
 		if (le32_to_cpu(sefw->magic) != SE_MAGIC_NUM || le32_to_cpu(sefw->version) != 1)
 			continue;
 
-		if (le32_to_cpu(sefw->serial_protocol) != protocol)
+		if (le16_to_cpu(sefw->serial_protocol) != protocol)
 			continue;
 
 		if (fw_size % 2 != 0) {