diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index 296d0b956bfe..97689012b357 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static void esp_input_restore_header(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static void esp_input_set_header(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 *seqhi)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state *x = xfrm_input_state(skb);
-	struct ip_esp_hdr *esph = (struct ip_esp_hdr *)skb->data;
+	struct ip_esp_hdr *esph;
 
 	/* For ESN we move the header forward by 4 bytes to
 	 * accomodate the high bits.  We will move it back after