diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
index d6cfd51613ed8..3a44dad87602d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
@@ -273,63 +273,69 @@ static inline struct net_device **get_dev_p(struct pvc_device *pvc,
 
 static int fr_hard_header(struct sk_buff **skb_p, u16 dlci)
 {
-	u16 head_len;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = *skb_p;
 
-	switch (skb->protocol) {
-	case cpu_to_be16(NLPID_CCITT_ANSI_LMI):
-		head_len = 4;
-		skb_push(skb, head_len);
-		skb->data[3] = NLPID_CCITT_ANSI_LMI;
-		break;
-
-	case cpu_to_be16(NLPID_CISCO_LMI):
-		head_len = 4;
-		skb_push(skb, head_len);
-		skb->data[3] = NLPID_CISCO_LMI;
-		break;
-
-	case cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IP):
-		head_len = 4;
-		skb_push(skb, head_len);
-		skb->data[3] = NLPID_IP;
-		break;
-
-	case cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IPV6):
-		head_len = 4;
-		skb_push(skb, head_len);
-		skb->data[3] = NLPID_IPV6;
-		break;
-
-	case cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_802_3):
-		head_len = 10;
-		if (skb_headroom(skb) < head_len) {
-			struct sk_buff *skb2 = skb_realloc_headroom(skb,
-								    head_len);
+	if (!skb->dev) { /* Control packets */
+		switch (dlci) {
+		case LMI_CCITT_ANSI_DLCI:
+			skb_push(skb, 4);
+			skb->data[3] = NLPID_CCITT_ANSI_LMI;
+			break;
+
+		case LMI_CISCO_DLCI:
+			skb_push(skb, 4);
+			skb->data[3] = NLPID_CISCO_LMI;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+	} else if (skb->dev->type == ARPHRD_DLCI) {
+		switch (skb->protocol) {
+		case htons(ETH_P_IP):
+			skb_push(skb, 4);
+			skb->data[3] = NLPID_IP;
+			break;
+
+		case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
+			skb_push(skb, 4);
+			skb->data[3] = NLPID_IPV6;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			skb_push(skb, 10);
+			skb->data[3] = FR_PAD;
+			skb->data[4] = NLPID_SNAP;
+			/* OUI 00-00-00 indicates an Ethertype follows */
+			skb->data[5] = 0x00;
+			skb->data[6] = 0x00;
+			skb->data[7] = 0x00;
+			/* This should be an Ethertype: */
+			*(__be16 *)(skb->data + 8) = skb->protocol;
+		}
+
+	} else if (skb->dev->type == ARPHRD_ETHER) {
+		if (skb_headroom(skb) < 10) {
+			struct sk_buff *skb2 = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, 10);
 			if (!skb2)
 				return -ENOBUFS;
 			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 			skb = *skb_p = skb2;
 		}
-		skb_push(skb, head_len);
+		skb_push(skb, 10);
 		skb->data[3] = FR_PAD;
 		skb->data[4] = NLPID_SNAP;
-		skb->data[5] = FR_PAD;
+		/* OUI 00-80-C2 stands for the 802.1 organization */
+		skb->data[5] = 0x00;
 		skb->data[6] = 0x80;
 		skb->data[7] = 0xC2;
+		/* PID 00-07 stands for Ethernet frames without FCS */
 		skb->data[8] = 0x00;
-		skb->data[9] = 0x07; /* bridged Ethernet frame w/out FCS */
-		break;
+		skb->data[9] = 0x07;
 
-	default:
-		head_len = 10;
-		skb_push(skb, head_len);
-		skb->data[3] = FR_PAD;
-		skb->data[4] = NLPID_SNAP;
-		skb->data[5] = FR_PAD;
-		skb->data[6] = FR_PAD;
-		skb->data[7] = FR_PAD;
-		*(__be16*)(skb->data + 8) = skb->protocol;
+	} else {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	dlci_to_q922(skb->data, dlci);
@@ -425,8 +431,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t pvc_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 				skb_put(skb, pad);
 				memset(skb->data + len, 0, pad);
 			}
-			skb->protocol = cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_802_3);
 		}
+		skb->dev = dev;
 		if (!fr_hard_header(&skb, pvc->dlci)) {
 			dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 			dev->stats.tx_packets++;
@@ -494,10 +500,8 @@ static void fr_lmi_send(struct net_device *dev, int fullrep)
 	memset(skb->data, 0, len);
 	skb_reserve(skb, 4);
 	if (lmi == LMI_CISCO) {
-		skb->protocol = cpu_to_be16(NLPID_CISCO_LMI);
 		fr_hard_header(&skb, LMI_CISCO_DLCI);
 	} else {
-		skb->protocol = cpu_to_be16(NLPID_CCITT_ANSI_LMI);
 		fr_hard_header(&skb, LMI_CCITT_ANSI_DLCI);
 	}
 	data = skb_tail_pointer(skb);