diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/ipsec.c
index 36a1be4923d6..5722837bcda3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/ipsec.c
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ static ssize_t nsim_dbg_netdev_ops_read(struct file *filp,
 		p += scnprintf(p, bufsize - (p - buf),
 			       "sa[%i]    spi=0x%08x proto=0x%x salt=0x%08x crypt=%d\n",
 			       i, be32_to_cpu(sap->xs->id.spi),
-			       sap->xs->id.proto, sap->salt, sap->crypt);
+			       sap->xs->id.proto, be32_to_cpu(sap->salt), sap->crypt);
 		p += scnprintf(p, bufsize - (p - buf),
 			       "sa[%i]    key=0x%08x %08x %08x %08x\n",
-			       i, sap->key[0], sap->key[1],
-			       sap->key[2], sap->key[3]);
+			       i, be32_to_cpu(sap->key[0]), be32_to_cpu(sap->key[1]),
+			       be32_to_cpu(sap->key[2]), be32_to_cpu(sap->key[3]));
 	}
 
 	len = simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, count, ppos, buf, p - buf);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int nsim_ipsec_find_empty_idx(struct nsim_ipsec *ipsec)
 
 static int nsim_ipsec_parse_proto_keys(struct net_device *dev,
 				       struct xfrm_state *xs,
-				       u32 *mykey, u32 *mysalt)
+				       __be32 *mykey, __be32 *mysalt)
 {
 	const char aes_gcm_name[] = "rfc4106(gcm(aes))";
 	unsigned char *key_data;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int nsim_ipsec_parse_proto_keys(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	/* 160 accounts for 16 byte key and 4 byte salt */
 	if (key_len > NSIM_IPSEC_AUTH_BITS) {
-		*mysalt = ((u32 *)key_data)[4];
+		*mysalt = ((__be32 *)key_data)[4];
 	} else if (key_len == NSIM_IPSEC_AUTH_BITS) {
 		*mysalt = 0;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index 181b6baaba7a..eb9d684e3bcc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 struct nsim_sa {
 	struct xfrm_state *xs;
 	__be32 ipaddr[4];
-	u32 key[4];
-	u32 salt;
+	__be32 key[4];
+	__be32 salt;
 	bool used;
 	bool crypt;
 	bool rx;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
index ace3a99023ed..4843d474538f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
@@ -932,11 +932,11 @@ kci_test_ipsec_offload()
 	run_cmd diff $sysfsf - << EOF
 SA count=2 tx=3
 sa[0] tx ipaddr=$dstip
-sa[0]    spi=0x00000009 proto=0x32 salt=0x61626364 crypt=1
-sa[0]    key=0x34333231 38373635 32313039 36353433
+sa[0]    spi=0x00000009 proto=0x32 salt=0x64636261 crypt=1
+sa[0]    key=0x31323334 35363738 39303132 33343536
 sa[1] rx ipaddr=$srcip
-sa[1]    spi=0x00000009 proto=0x32 salt=0x61626364 crypt=1
-sa[1]    key=0x34333231 38373635 32313039 36353433
+sa[1]    spi=0x00000009 proto=0x32 salt=0x64636261 crypt=1
+sa[1]    key=0x31323334 35363738 39303132 33343536
 EOF
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
 		end_test "FAIL: ipsec_offload incorrect driver data"