diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 4581ece48bb24e1308854525306ce4a86f92c56e..32a9f80b5f19fd524258699102fae1feb651af53 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ int __netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* check if netpoll clients need ARP */
-	if (skb->protocol == __constant_htons(ETH_P_ARP) &&
+	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_ARP) &&
 	    atomic_read(&trapped)) {
 		skb_queue_tail(&npi->arp_tx, skb);
 		return 1;