diff --git a/libpldm/platform.c b/libpldm/platform.c
index d935edd..7bcd502 100644
--- a/libpldm/platform.c
+++ b/libpldm/platform.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@
 		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH;
 	}
 
-	event_data->sensor_id = htole32(sensor_id);
+	event_data->sensor_id = htole16(sensor_id);
 	event_data->sensor_event_class_type = sensor_event_class;
 
 	struct pldm_sensor_event_state_sensor_state *const state_data =