diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c
index dfd3c6007f60..0ae5822ef944 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void lowpan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->addr_len		= IEEE802154_ADDR_LEN;
 	memset(dev->broadcast, 0xff, IEEE802154_ADDR_LEN);
-	dev->type		= ARPHRD_IEEE802154;
+	dev->type		= ARPHRD_6LOWPAN;
 	/* Frame Control + Sequence Number + Address fields + Security Header */
 	dev->hard_header_len	= 2 + 1 + 20 + 14;
 	dev->needed_tailroom	= 2; /* FCS */