diff --git a/wire/common.go b/wire/common.go
index 24c40615..675d1c44 100644
--- a/wire/common.go
+++ b/wire/common.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func readElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 
 	// Unix timestamp encoded as a uint32.
 	case *uint32Time:
-		rv, err := binarySerializer.Uint32(r, binary.LittleEndian)
+		rv, err := binarySerializer.Uint32(r, littleEndian)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func readElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 
 	// Unix timestamp encoded as an int64.
 	case *int64Time:
-		rv, err := binarySerializer.Uint64(r, binary.LittleEndian)
+		rv, err := binarySerializer.Uint64(r, littleEndian)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}