diff --git a/net/uring/io_uring_linux.go b/net/uring/io_uring_linux.go
index aa64e481b..f36c1dd96 100644
--- a/net/uring/io_uring_linux.go
+++ b/net/uring/io_uring_linux.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun"
 	"inet.af/netaddr"
+	"tailscale.com/util/endian"
 )
 
 const bufferSize = device.MaxSegmentSize
@@ -183,10 +184,10 @@ func (u *UDPConn) ReadFromNetaddr(buf []byte) (int, netaddr.IPPort, error) {
 	// TODO: native go endianness conversion routines so we don't have to call ntohl, etc.
 	if u.is4 {
 		ip = netaddr.IPFrom4(*(*[4]byte)((unsafe.Pointer)((&r.sa.sin_addr.s_addr))))
-		port = uint16(C.ntohs(r.sa.sin_port))
+		port = endian.Ntoh16(uint16(r.sa.sin_port))
 	} else {
 		ip = netaddr.IPFrom16(*(*[16]byte)((unsafe.Pointer)((&r.sa6.sin6_addr))))
-		port = uint16(C.ntohs(r.sa6.sin6_port))
+		port = endian.Ntoh16(uint16(r.sa6.sin6_port))
 	}
 	ipp := netaddr.IPPortFrom(ip, port)
 	rbuf := sliceOf(r.buf, n)
@@ -296,16 +297,15 @@ func (u *UDPConn) WriteTo(p []byte, addr net.Addr) (n int, err error) {
 	copy(rbuf, p)
 
 	if u.is4 {
-		// TODO: native go endianness conversion routines so we don't have to call ntohl, etc.
 		ipu32 := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(udpAddr.IP)
-		r.sa.sin_addr.s_addr = C.htonl(C.uint32_t(ipu32))
-		r.sa.sin_port = C.htons(C.uint16_t(udpAddr.Port))
+		r.sa.sin_addr.s_addr = C.uint32_t(endian.Hton32(ipu32))
+		r.sa.sin_port = C.uint16_t(endian.Hton16(uint16(udpAddr.Port)))
 		r.sa.sin_family = C.AF_INET
 	} else {
 		dst := (*[16]byte)((unsafe.Pointer)(&r.sa6.sin6_addr))
 		src := (*[16]byte)((unsafe.Pointer)(&udpAddr.IP[0]))
 		*dst = *src
-		r.sa6.sin6_port = C.htons(C.uint16_t(udpAddr.Port))
+		r.sa6.sin6_port = C.uint16_t(endian.Hton16(uint16(udpAddr.Port)))
 		r.sa6.sin6_family = C.AF_INET6
 	}
 	C.submit_sendmsg_request(
diff --git a/util/endian/big.go b/util/endian/big.go
index d0be83b81..b7728f722 100644
--- a/util/endian/big.go
+++ b/util/endian/big.go
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ const Big = true
 
 // Native is the platform's native byte order.
 var Native = binary.BigEndian
+
+// Ntoh16 converts network order into native/host.
+func Ntoh16(v uint16) uint16 { return v }
+
+// Hton32 converts native/host uint32 order into network order.
+func Hton32(v uint32) uint32 { return v }
+
+// Hton16 converts native/host uint16 order into network order.
+func Hton16(v uint16) uint16 { return v }
diff --git a/util/endian/encoding_test.go b/util/endian/encoding_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa301c1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/endian/encoding_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package endian
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"testing"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+func TestNtoh16(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := uint16(0xABCD)
+	rawBytes := toNativeBytes16(raw)
+	big := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(rawBytes[:])
+	if raw != Ntoh16(big) {
+		t.Errorf("ntohs failed, want %v, got %v", raw, Ntoh16(big))
+	}
+}
+
+func toNativeBytes32(v uint32) [4]byte {
+	return *(*[4]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&v))
+}
+
+func TestHton32(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := uint32(0xDEADBEEF)
+
+	networkOrder := Hton32(raw)
+	bytes := toNativeBytes32(networkOrder)
+	fromBig := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(bytes[:])
+
+	if fromBig != raw {
+		t.Errorf("htonl failed, want %v, got %v", raw, fromBig)
+	}
+}
+
+func toNativeBytes16(v uint16) [2]byte {
+	return *(*[2]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&v))
+}
+
+func TestHton16(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := uint16(0xBEEF)
+
+	networkOrder := Hton16(raw)
+	bytes := toNativeBytes16(networkOrder)
+	fromBig := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(bytes[:])
+
+	if fromBig != raw {
+		t.Errorf("htonl failed, want %v, got %v", raw, fromBig)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/util/endian/little.go b/util/endian/little.go
index 78c85a427..1dc6c8685 100644
--- a/util/endian/little.go
+++ b/util/endian/little.go
@@ -6,10 +6,22 @@
 
 package endian
 
-import "encoding/binary"
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"math/bits"
+)
 
 // Big is whether the current platform is big endian.
 const Big = false
 
 // Native is the platform's native byte order.
 var Native = binary.LittleEndian
+
+// Ntoh16 converts network into native/host order.
+func Ntoh16(v uint16) uint16 { return bits.ReverseBytes16(v) }
+
+// Hton32 converts native/host uint32 order into network order.
+func Hton32(v uint32) uint32 { return bits.ReverseBytes32(v) }
+
+// Hton16 converts native/host uint16 order into network order.
+func Hton16(v uint16) uint16 { return bits.ReverseBytes16(v) }