diff --git a/net/core/flow_dissector.c b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
index bac0184cf3de7..7d0a9f84aaf70 100644
--- a/net/core/flow_dissector.c
+++ b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
@@ -1196,9 +1196,8 @@ bool __skb_flow_dissect(const struct net *net,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		proto = hdr->proto;
 		nhoff += PPPOE_SES_HLEN;
-		switch (proto) {
+		switch (hdr->proto) {
 		case htons(PPP_IP):
 			proto = htons(ETH_P_IP);
 			fdret = FLOW_DISSECT_RET_PROTO_AGAIN;