diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index b56cb1df4fc076ecfa1c76031f621c2c79b06126..270a0a999eafc19d4438f7561ec19abdd74be1cd 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ static int pppol2tp_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uservaddr,
 		/* Default MTU must allow space for UDP/L2TP/PPP headers */
 		cfg.mtu = 1500 - PPPOL2TP_HEADER_OVERHEAD;
 		cfg.mru = cfg.mtu;
+		cfg.pw_type = L2TP_PWTYPE_PPP;
 
 		session = l2tp_session_create(sizeof(struct pppol2tp_session),
 					      tunnel, session_id,