diff --git a/src/remote/codec.cpp b/src/remote/codec.cpp
index 012b029..d136d6a 100644
--- a/src/remote/codec.cpp
+++ b/src/remote/codec.cpp
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ void BlockingServerTCPTransportCodec::send(ByteBuffer* buffer,
         buffer->putByte(
             0x01 | 0x40 | ((EPICS_BYTE_ORDER == EPICS_ENDIAN_BIG)
                            ? 0x80 : 0x00));		// control + server + endian
-        buffer->putByte(2);		// set byte order
+        buffer->putByte(CMD_SET_ENDIANESS);		// set byte order
         buffer->putInt(0);