diff --git a/include/linux/if_ether.h b/include/linux/if_ether.h
index fe26d431de87..7a92c1ce1457 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_ether.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_ether.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 					 * over Ethernet
 					 */
 #define ETH_P_AOE	0x88A2		/* ATA over Ethernet		*/
+#define ETH_P_TIPC	0x88CA		/* TIPC 			*/
 
 /*
  *	Non DIX types. Won't clash for 1500 types.
diff --git a/net/tipc/eth_media.c b/net/tipc/eth_media.c
index 2ab6c16280e6..64a880b5935a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/eth_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/eth_media.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <linux/version.h>
 
 #define MAX_ETH_BEARERS		2
-#define TIPC_PROTOCOL		0x88ca
 #define ETH_LINK_PRIORITY	TIPC_DEF_LINK_PRI
 #define ETH_LINK_TOLERANCE	TIPC_DEF_LINK_TOL
 #define ETH_LINK_WINDOW		TIPC_DEF_LINK_WIN
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ static int send_msg(struct sk_buff *buf, struct tipc_bearer *tb_ptr,
 		clone->nh.raw = clone->data;
 		dev = ((struct eth_bearer *)(tb_ptr->usr_handle))->dev;
 		clone->dev = dev;
-		dev->hard_header(clone, dev, TIPC_PROTOCOL, 
+		dev->hard_header(clone, dev, ETH_P_TIPC, 
 				 &dest->dev_addr.eth_addr,
 				 dev->dev_addr, clone->len);
 		dev_queue_xmit(clone);
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ static int enable_bearer(struct tipc_bearer *tb_ptr)
 		return -EDQUOT;
 	if (!eb_ptr->dev) {
 		eb_ptr->dev = dev;
-		eb_ptr->tipc_packet_type.type = __constant_htons(TIPC_PROTOCOL);
+		eb_ptr->tipc_packet_type.type = __constant_htons(ETH_P_TIPC);
 		eb_ptr->tipc_packet_type.dev = dev;
 		eb_ptr->tipc_packet_type.func = recv_msg;
 		eb_ptr->tipc_packet_type.af_packet_priv = eb_ptr;