diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c b/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
index 9d2ac764a14c5..53e64d8aa01f0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ static int __nft_payload_inner_offset(struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
 		}
 		break;
 	case IPPROTO_GRE: {
-		u32 offset = sizeof(struct gre_base_hdr), version;
+		u32 offset = sizeof(struct gre_base_hdr);
 		struct gre_base_hdr *gre, _gre;
+		__be16 version;
 
 		gre = skb_header_pointer(pkt->skb, thoff, sizeof(_gre), &_gre);
 		if (!gre)