1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index cf89ce677e41..baa915f0d285 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ struct packet_type {
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 
-extern struct net_device                loopback_dev;           /* The loopback */
+extern struct net_device                *loopback_dev;          /* The loopback */
 extern rwlock_t                         dev_base_lock;          /* Device list lock */