diff --git a/net/atm/mpc.c b/net/atm/mpc.c
index 622b471e14e0..74bcc662c3dd 100644
--- a/net/atm/mpc.c
+++ b/net/atm/mpc.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static void mpc_push(struct atm_vcc *vcc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	eg->packets_rcvd++;
 	mpc->eg_ops->put(eg);
 
-	memset(ATM_SKB(skb), 0, sizeof(struct atm_skb_data));
+	memset(ATM_SKB(new_skb), 0, sizeof(struct atm_skb_data));
 	netif_rx(new_skb);
 }