diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index eb5b256ffc88..f19e347f56f6 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *br_ip6_multicast_alloc_query(struct net_bridge *br,
 	ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	*(__force __be32 *)ip6h = htonl(0x60000000);
-	ip6h->payload_len = 8 + sizeof(*mldq);
+	ip6h->payload_len = htons(8 + sizeof(*mldq));
 	ip6h->nexthdr = IPPROTO_HOPOPTS;
 	ip6h->hop_limit = 1;
 	ipv6_addr_set(&ip6h->saddr, 0, 0, 0, 0);