diff --git a/drivers/net/plip.c b/drivers/net/plip.c
index 6bb085f..8754cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/plip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/plip.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
 	struct ethhdr *eth;
 	unsigned char *rawp;
 
-	skb->mac.raw=skb->data;
+	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	skb_pull(skb,dev->hard_header_len);
 	eth = eth_hdr(skb);