diff --git a/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowModBuilder.java b/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowModBuilder.java
index 71327e5..d34fd5e 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowModBuilder.java
+++ b/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowModBuilder.java
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                 break;
             case ETH_TYPE:
                 EthTypeCriterion ethType = (EthTypeCriterion) c;
-                mBuilder.setExact(MatchField.ETH_TYPE, EthType.of(ethType.ethType()));
+                mBuilder.setExact(MatchField.ETH_TYPE, EthType.of(ethType.ethType().toShort()));
                 break;
             case VLAN_VID:
                 VlanIdCriterion vid = (VlanIdCriterion) c;