diff --git a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
index 0ffe2e24020aa..24ed5b02cefcf 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static int setup_netdev(struct l2cap_chan *chan, struct lowpan_dev **dev)
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &chan->conn->hcon->hdev->dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(netdev, &bt_type);
 
-	*dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	*dev = lowpan_dev(netdev);
 	(*dev)->netdev = netdev;
 	(*dev)->hdev = chan->conn->hcon->hdev;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(*dev)->peers);