1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index dd3db88f8f0a..205a1c12f3c0 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ __setup("ether=", netdev_boot_setup);
  * @len:   packet length (<= skb->len)
  *
  *
- * Set the protocol type. For a packet of type ETH_P_802_3 we put the length
- * in here instead. It is up to the 802.2 layer to carry protocol information.
+ * Set the protocol type. For a packet of type ETH_P_802_3/2 we put the length
+ * in here instead.
  */
 int eth_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
                unsigned short type,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int eth_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 {
         struct ethhdr *eth = (struct ethhdr *)skb_push(skb, ETH_HLEN);
 
-        if (type != ETH_P_802_3)
+        if (type != ETH_P_802_3 && type != ETH_P_802_2)
                 eth->h_proto = htons(type);
         else
                 eth->h_proto = htons(len);