diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index fd2ea4271282..a20a8a7e1470 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 
 	/* only one of SMB2 signing flags may be set in SMB2 request */
 	if (ses->sign)
-		req->SecurityMode = SMB2_NEGOTIATE_SIGNING_REQUIRED;
+		req->SecurityMode = cpu_to_le16(SMB2_NEGOTIATE_SIGNING_REQUIRED);
 	else if (global_secflags & CIFSSEC_MAY_SIGN)
-		req->SecurityMode = SMB2_NEGOTIATE_SIGNING_ENABLED;
+		req->SecurityMode = cpu_to_le16(SMB2_NEGOTIATE_SIGNING_ENABLED);
 	else
 		req->SecurityMode = 0;