diff --git a/net/core/flow_dissector.c b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
index c35aae13c8d22680cb07222cbd9f1ee976f0bd64..d98d4998213da6103665d62d5a85613631236f19 100644
--- a/net/core/flow_dissector.c
+++ b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ bool __skb_flow_dissect(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 			unsigned char ar_tip[4];
 		} *arp_eth, _arp_eth;
 		const struct arphdr *arp;
-		struct arphdr *_arp;
+		struct arphdr _arp;
 
 		arp = __skb_header_pointer(skb, nhoff, sizeof(_arp), data,
 					   hlen, &_arp);