diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
index e999feb8c0b..5e1b884e10c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
@@ -1607,10 +1607,12 @@ static void streamer_arb_cmd(struct net_device *dev)
 				      frame_data, buffer_len);
 		} while (next_ptr && (buff_off = next_ptr));
 
+		mac_frame->dev = dev;
+		mac_frame->protocol = tr_type_trans(mac_frame, dev);
 #if STREAMER_NETWORK_MONITOR
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Received MAC Frame, details: \n",
 		       dev->name);
-		mac_hdr = (struct trh_hdr *) mac_frame->data;
+		mac_hdr = tr_hdr(mac_frame);
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 		       "%s: MAC Frame Dest. Addr: %02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x \n",
 		       dev->name, mac_hdr->daddr[0], mac_hdr->daddr[1],
@@ -1622,8 +1624,6 @@ static void streamer_arb_cmd(struct net_device *dev)
 		       mac_hdr->saddr[2], mac_hdr->saddr[3],
 		       mac_hdr->saddr[4], mac_hdr->saddr[5]);
 #endif
-		mac_frame->dev = dev;
-		mac_frame->protocol = tr_type_trans(mac_frame, dev);
 		netif_rx(mac_frame);
 
 		/* Now tell the card we have dealt with the received frame */
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
index 8f4ecc1109c..683186afcab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
@@ -1440,16 +1440,17 @@ static void olympic_arb_cmd(struct net_device *dev)
 			next_ptr=readw(buf_ptr+offsetof(struct mac_receive_buffer,next)); 
 		} while (next_ptr && (buf_ptr=olympic_priv->olympic_lap + ntohs(next_ptr)));
 
+		mac_frame->dev = dev;
+		mac_frame->protocol = tr_type_trans(mac_frame, dev);
+
 		if (olympic_priv->olympic_network_monitor) { 
 			struct trh_hdr *mac_hdr ; 
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Received MAC Frame, details: \n",dev->name) ;
-			mac_hdr = (struct trh_hdr *)mac_frame->data ; 
+			mac_hdr = tr_hdr(mac_frame);
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: MAC Frame Dest. Addr: %02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x \n", dev->name , mac_hdr->daddr[0], mac_hdr->daddr[1], mac_hdr->daddr[2], mac_hdr->daddr[3], mac_hdr->daddr[4], mac_hdr->daddr[5]) ; 
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: MAC Frame Srce. Addr: %02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x \n", dev->name , mac_hdr->saddr[0], mac_hdr->saddr[1], mac_hdr->saddr[2], mac_hdr->saddr[3], mac_hdr->saddr[4], mac_hdr->saddr[5]) ; 
 		}
-		mac_frame->dev = dev ; 
-		mac_frame->protocol = tr_type_trans(mac_frame,dev);
-		netif_rx(mac_frame) ; 	
+		netif_rx(mac_frame);
 		dev->last_rx = jiffies;
 
 drop_frame:
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
index d8a86f5af37..f2b9b1b1ec1 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ qeth_rebuild_skb_fake_ll_tr(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT(trace,5,"skbfktr");
 	skb->mac.raw = skb->data - QETH_FAKE_LL_LEN_TR;
 	/* this is a fake ethernet header */
-	fake_hdr = (struct trh_hdr *) skb->mac.raw;
+	fake_hdr = tr_hdr(skb);
 
 	/* the destination MAC address */
 	switch (skb->pkt_type){
diff --git a/net/802/tr.c b/net/802/tr.c
index 96bd14452c5..a6a6d46e708 100644
--- a/net/802/tr.c
+++ b/net/802/tr.c
@@ -189,11 +189,12 @@ static int tr_rebuild_header(struct sk_buff *skb)
 __be16 tr_type_trans(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 
-	struct trh_hdr *trh=(struct trh_hdr *)skb->data;
+	struct trh_hdr *trh;
 	struct trllc *trllc;
 	unsigned riflen=0;
 
 	skb->mac.raw = skb->data;
+	trh = tr_hdr(skb);
 
 	if(trh->saddr[0] & TR_RII)
 		riflen = (ntohs(trh->rcf) & TR_RCF_LEN_MASK) >> 8;