diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index 15177a54b17d..e5fc1b95cea6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ static void lapbeth_data_transmit(struct net_device *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int size = skb->len;
 
-	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_X25);
-
 	ptr = skb_push(skb, 2);
 
 	*ptr++ = size % 256;
@@ -213,6 +211,8 @@ static void lapbeth_data_transmit(struct net_device *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	skb->dev = dev = lapbeth->ethdev;
 
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_DEC);
+
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 
 	dev_hard_header(skb, dev, ETH_P_DEC, bcast_addr, NULL, 0);