diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
index f2b9b1b1..d502b77 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT(trace,5,"skbfketh");
 	skb->mac.raw = skb->data - QETH_FAKE_LL_LEN_ETH;
 	/* this is a fake ethernet header */
-	fake_hdr = (struct ethhdr *) skb->mac.raw;
+	fake_hdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	/* the destination MAC address */
 	switch (skb->pkt_type){