diff --git a/src/vlibapi/api_shared.c b/src/vlibapi/api_shared.c
index 79064b2..1f02aef 100644
--- a/src/vlibapi/api_shared.c
+++ b/src/vlibapi/api_shared.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 
   if (m && m->endian_handler)
     {
-      m->endian_handler (tmpmem, 1);
+      m->endian_handler (tmpmem, 0 /* host endian */);
     }
 
   if (m && m->tojson_handler)