diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 05172c39a0ce..376e3e94bae0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int macvlan_queue_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		dest = macvlan_hash_lookup(port, eth->h_dest);
 		if (dest && dest->mode == MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE) {
 			/* send to lowerdev first for its network taps */
-			vlan->forward(vlan->lowerdev, skb);
+			dev_forward_skb(vlan->lowerdev, skb);
 
 			return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
 		}