diff --git a/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp b/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp
index ed69f56211..b83af351ce 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ bool pkg_install(const std::string& path, atomic_t<double>& sync)
 		//pkg_log.notice("Extended header: padding2 = 0x%x = %d", ext_header.padding2, ext_header.padding2);
 	}
 
-	if (header.pkg_magic != "\x7FPKG"_u32)
+	if (header.pkg_magic != std::bit_cast<le_t<u32>>("\x7FPKG"_u32))
 	{
 		pkg_log.error("Not a PKG file!");
 		return false;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.h b/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.h
index 1a5c1744f8..a33f57f9d9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ enum : u32
 // Structs
 struct PKGHeader
 {
-	nse_t<u32> pkg_magic;   // Magic (0x7f504b47) (" PKG")
+	le_t<u32> pkg_magic;    // Magic (0x7f504b47) (" PKG")
 	be_t<u16> pkg_type;     // Release type (Retail:0x8000, Debug:0x0000)
 	be_t<u16> pkg_platform; // Platform type (PS3:0x0001, PSP:0x0002)
 	be_t<u32> pkg_info_off;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct PKGHeader
 // Extended header in PSP and PSVita packages
 struct PKGExtHeader
 {
-	nse_t<u32> magic;                            // 0x7F657874 (" ext")
+	le_t<u32> magic;                            // 0x7F657874 (" ext")
 	be_t<u32> unknown_1;                        // Maybe version. always 1
 	be_t<u32> ext_hdr_size;                     // Extended header size. ex: 0x40
 	be_t<u32> ext_data_size;                    // ex: 0x180