diff --git a/net/6lowpan/iphc.c b/net/6lowpan/iphc.c
index 79f1fa22509a..23654f1902f3 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/iphc.c
+++ b/net/6lowpan/iphc.c
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ int lowpan_header_decompress(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev,
 		hdr.hop_limit, &hdr.daddr);
 
 	skb_push(skb, sizeof(hdr));
+	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 	skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));