1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index 5b7a1ed2aba9..2d3148378a1f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ping.c
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ int ping_v6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
         pfh.icmph.checksum = 0;
         pfh.icmph.un.echo.id = inet->inet_sport;
         pfh.icmph.un.echo.sequence = user_icmph.icmp6_sequence;
-        pfh.iov = msg->msg_iov;
+        /* XXX: stripping const */
+        pfh.iov = (struct iovec *)msg->msg_iter.iov;
         pfh.wcheck = 0;
         pfh.family = AF_INET6;