diff --git a/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c b/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
index d74430460a65..7cd2a75ff688 100644
--- a/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
+++ b/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
@@ -2455,12 +2455,8 @@ sooptcopyin(struct sockopt *sopt, void *buf, size_t len, size_t minlen)
 	 */
 	if ((valsize = sopt->sopt_valsize) < minlen)
 		return EINVAL;
-	if (valsize > len) {
-#if _BYTE_ORDER == _BIG_ENDIAN
-		sopt->sopt_val = (void *)((uintptr_t)sopt->sopt_val + (valsize - len));
-#endif
+	if (valsize > len)
 		sopt->sopt_valsize = valsize = len;
-	}
 
 	if (sopt->sopt_td != NULL)
 		return (copyin(sopt->sopt_val, buf, valsize));