diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_netlink.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_netlink.c
index 8a378d59618..69cd006ce4e 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_netlink.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_netlink.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ rtnl_newlink_to_linux(struct nlmsghdr *hdr, struct nlpcb *nlp,
 	/* Convert interface type */
 	switch (ifinfo->ifi_type) {
 	case IFT_ETHER:
-		ifinfo->ifi_type = 1; // ARPHRD_ETHER
+		ifinfo->ifi_type = LINUX_ARPHRD_ETHER;
 		break;
 	}
 	ifinfo->ifi_flags = rtnl_if_flags_to_linux(ifinfo->ifi_flags);