diff --git a/src/kern/linux/helpers.cc b/src/kern/linux/helpers.cc
index 4cbac41b73..028ad8ab0f 100644
--- a/src/kern/linux/helpers.cc
+++ b/src/kern/linux/helpers.cc
@@ -109,12 +109,9 @@ Linux::dumpDmesg(ThreadContext *tc, std::ostream &os)
         return;
     }
 
-    uint32_t log_buf_len =
-        proxy.read<uint32_t>(lb_len->address, TheISA::GuestByteOrder);
-    uint32_t log_first_idx =
-        proxy.read<uint32_t>(first->address, TheISA::GuestByteOrder);
-    uint32_t log_next_idx =
-        proxy.read<uint32_t>(next->address, TheISA::GuestByteOrder);
+    uint32_t log_buf_len = proxy.read<uint32_t>(lb_len->address, bo);
+    uint32_t log_first_idx = proxy.read<uint32_t>(first->address, bo);
+    uint32_t log_next_idx = proxy.read<uint32_t>(next->address, bo);
 
     if (log_first_idx >= log_buf_len || log_next_idx >= log_buf_len) {
         warn("dmesg pointers/length corrupted\n");