diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
index 48c03c11cd9..a01efa6d5c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void cisco_keepalive_send(struct net_device *dev, u32 type,
 	}
 	skb_reserve(skb, 4);
 	cisco_hard_header(skb, dev, CISCO_KEEPALIVE, NULL, NULL, 0);
-	data = (cisco_packet*)skb->data;
+	data = (cisco_packet*)(skb->data + 4);
 
 	data->type = htonl(type);
 	data->par1 = htonl(par1);