1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index 15d23b8c2129..cd71f3a540be 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ping.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int ping_v6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
                 return err;
 
         if (msg->msg_name) {
-                struct sockaddr_in6 *u = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) msg->msg_name;
+                DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_in6 *, u, msg->msg_name);
                 if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) ||
                     u->sin6_family != AF_INET6) {
                         return -EINVAL;