diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c
index 4b2c83146aa7..e328fe8f93f4 100644
--- a/net/sctp/input.c
+++ b/net/sctp/input.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ void sctp_v4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, __u32 info)
 	struct sctp_association *asoc = NULL;
 	struct sctp_transport *transport;
 	struct inet_sock *inet;
-	sk_buff_data_t saveip, savesctp;
+	__be16 saveip, savesctp;
 	int err;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 391a245d5203..8ee553b499ce 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ SCTP_STATIC void sctp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
 	struct sctp_transport *transport;
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np;
-	sk_buff_data_t saveip, savesctp;
+	__be16 saveip, savesctp;
 	int err;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);