diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/cmd.c
index 223649bcaa5a..bf1fa18b9786 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/cmd.c
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ int wl1251_cmd_scan(struct wl1251 *wl, u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len,
 	 * Note: This bug may be caused by the fw's DTIM handling.
 	 */
 	if (is_zero_ether_addr(wl->bssid))
-		cmd->params.scan_options |= WL1251_SCAN_OPT_PRIORITY_HIGH;
+		cmd->params.scan_options |= cpu_to_le16(WL1251_SCAN_OPT_PRIORITY_HIGH);
 	cmd->params.num_channels = n_channels;
 	cmd->params.num_probe_requests = n_probes;
 	cmd->params.tx_rate = cpu_to_le16(1 << 1); /* 2 Mbps */