diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index d2c2fb82f2fc..bd745109aaee 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static inline void ieee80211_monitor_rx(struct ieee80211_device *ieee,
 
 	skb_pull(skb, ieee80211_get_hdrlen(fc));
 	skb->pkt_type = PACKET_OTHERHOST;
-	skb->protocol = __constant_htons(ETH_P_80211_RAW);
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_80211_RAW);
 	memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(skb->cb));
 	netif_rx(skb);
 }