static inline int qeth_get_ip_version(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-       switch (skb->protocol) {
+       struct ethhdr *ehdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
+       switch (ehdr->h_proto) {
        case ETH_P_IPV6:
                return 6;
        case ETH_P_IP:
 
        int data_offset = -1;
        int nr_frags;
 
-       if ((card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD) &&
-           (((skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) &&
-             (skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP))) ||
-            card->options.sniffer))
+       if (((card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD) && (!ipv)) ||
+            card->options.sniffer)
                        goto tx_drop;
 
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_UP) || !card->lan_online) {
                if (data_offset < 0)
                        skb_pull(new_skb, ETH_HLEN);
        } else {
-               if (new_skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
+               if (ipv == 4) {
                        if (card->dev->type == ARPHRD_IEEE802_TR)
                                skb_pull(new_skb, TR_HLEN);
                        else
                                skb_pull(new_skb, ETH_HLEN);
                }
 
-               if (new_skb->protocol == ETH_P_IPV6 && card->vlangrp &&
+               if (ipv == 6 && card->vlangrp &&
                                vlan_tx_tag_present(new_skb)) {
                        skb_push(new_skb, VLAN_HLEN);
                        skb_copy_to_linear_data(new_skb, new_skb->data + 4, 4);