diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 89c4c2d23ac0..7f1f95c57476 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static int tipc_l2_device_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long evt,
 }
 
 static struct packet_type tipc_packet_type __read_mostly = {
-	.type = __constant_htons(ETH_P_TIPC),
+	.type = htons(ETH_P_TIPC),
 	.func = tipc_l2_rcv_msg,
 };