diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
index 444130655d8e..cb5898f7d68c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static void cisco_keepalive_send(struct net_device *dev, u32 type,
 	skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct cisco_packet));
 	skb->priority = TC_PRIO_CONTROL;
 	skb->dev = dev;
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_HDLC);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 
 	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
index 12b35404cd8e..d6cfd51613ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t pvc_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			if (pvc->state.fecn) /* TX Congestion counter */
 				dev->stats.tx_compressed++;
 			skb->dev = pvc->frad;
+			skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_HDLC);
+			skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 			dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 		}
@@ -555,6 +557,7 @@ static void fr_lmi_send(struct net_device *dev, int fullrep)
 	skb_put(skb, i);
 	skb->priority = TC_PRIO_CONTROL;
 	skb->dev = dev;
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_HDLC);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 
 	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
index 16f33d1ffbfb..64f855651336 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static void ppp_tx_cp(struct net_device *dev, u16 pid, u8 code,
 
 	skb->priority = TC_PRIO_CONTROL;
 	skb->dev = dev;
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_HDLC);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 	skb_queue_tail(&tx_queue, skb);
 }