diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index f82e463c875a..4fc05b58503e 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -945,7 +945,11 @@ static inline u64 nla_get_u64(const struct nlattr *nla)
  */
 static inline __be64 nla_get_be64(const struct nlattr *nla)
 {
-	return *(__be64 *) nla_data(nla);
+	__be64 tmp;
+
+	nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
+
+	return tmp;
 }
 
 /**