diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/doc/api.txt b/virtualsmartcard/doc/api.txt
index 00c9d3f..ba44ef1 100644
--- a/virtualsmartcard/doc/api.txt
+++ b/virtualsmartcard/doc/api.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Length        Command              Length        Response
 ============= ==================== ============= =============
 
 The communication is initiated by |vpcd|. First the length of the data (in
-network byte order, i.e. little endian) is sent followed by the data itself.
+network byte order, i.e. big endian) is sent followed by the data itself.
 
 
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