2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c
index 87feee166da9..1ff47b18724a 100644
--- a/net/sctp/input.c
+++ b/net/sctp/input.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ void sctp_v4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, __u32 info)
         struct sctp_association *asoc = NULL;
         struct sctp_transport *transport;
         struct inet_sock *inet;
-        char *saveip, *savesctp;
+        sk_buff_data_t saveip, savesctp;
         int err;
 
         if (skb->len < ihlen + 8) {
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ void sctp_v4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, __u32 info)
         skb_reset_network_header(skb);
         skb_set_transport_header(skb, ihlen);
         sk = sctp_err_lookup(AF_INET, skb, sctp_hdr(skb), &asoc, &transport);
-        /* Put back, the original pointers. */
+        /* Put back, the original values. */
         skb->network_header = saveip;
         skb->transport_header = savesctp;
         if (!sk) {
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index afcb0093c290..5b0cdda4b449 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ SCTP_STATIC void sctp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
         struct sctp_association *asoc;
         struct sctp_transport *transport;
         struct ipv6_pinfo *np;
-        char *saveip, *savesctp;
+        sk_buff_data_t saveip, savesctp;
         int err;
 
         idev = in6_dev_get(skb->dev);