struct slave *slave)
 {
        struct slave *curr_active_slave, *curr_arp_slave;
-       struct icmp6hdr *hdr = icmp6_hdr(skb);
        struct in6_addr *saddr, *daddr;
+       struct {
+               struct ipv6hdr ip6;
+               struct icmp6hdr icmp6;
+       } *combined, _combined;
 
        if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_OTHERHOST ||
-           skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK ||
-           hdr->icmp6_type != NDISC_NEIGHBOUR_ADVERTISEMENT)
+           skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK)
+               goto out;
+
+       combined = skb_header_pointer(skb, 0, sizeof(_combined), &_combined);
+       if (!combined || combined->ip6.nexthdr != NEXTHDR_ICMP ||
+           combined->icmp6.icmp6_type != NDISC_NEIGHBOUR_ADVERTISEMENT)
                goto out;
 
-       saddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
-       daddr = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
+       saddr = &combined->ip6.saddr;
+       daddr = &combined->ip6.saddr;
 
        slave_dbg(bond->dev, slave->dev, "%s: %s/%d av %d sv %d sip %pI6c tip %pI6c\n",
                  __func__, slave->dev->name, bond_slave_state(slave),