diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 3a02503b3637..8e58dfce3a56 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -1929,8 +1929,8 @@ static inline void __skb_insert(struct sk_buff *newsk,
  	 */
  	WRITE_ONCE(newsk->next, next);
  	WRITE_ONCE(newsk->prev, prev);
-	WRITE_ONCE(next->prev, newsk);
-	WRITE_ONCE(prev->next, newsk);
+	WRITE_ONCE(((struct sk_buff_list *)next)->prev, newsk);
+	WRITE_ONCE(((struct sk_buff_list *)prev)->next, newsk);
  	WRITE_ONCE(list->qlen, list->qlen + 1);
  }