diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/net1080.c b/drivers/net/usb/net1080.c
index 3202c19..861ff45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/net1080.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/net1080.c
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ net1080_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t flags)
 
 	/* maybe pad; then trailer */
 	if (!((skb->len + sizeof *trailer) & 0x01))
-		*skb_put(skb, 1) = PAD_BYTE;
-	trailer = (struct nc_trailer *) skb_put(skb, sizeof *trailer);
+		*(u8 *)skb_put(skb, 1) = PAD_BYTE;
+	trailer = skb_put(skb, sizeof *trailer);
 	put_unaligned(header->packet_id, &trailer->packet_id);
 #if 0
 	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "frame >tx h %d p %d id %d\n",