diff --git a/sys/netinet6/ip6_var.h b/sys/netinet6/ip6_var.h
index e4afc6fce775..748efbf4fb99 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/ip6_var.h
+++ b/sys/netinet6/ip6_var.h
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ struct ip6aux {
 #define	IPV6_FORWARDING		0x02	/* most of IPv6 header exists */
 #define	IPV6_MINMTU		0x04	/* use minimum MTU (IPV6_USE_MIN_MTU) */
 
-#define	M_IP6_NEXTHOP		M_PROTO2	/* explicit ip nexthop */
+#define	M_IP6_NEXTHOP		M_PROTO7	/* explicit ip nexthop */
 
 #ifdef __NO_STRICT_ALIGNMENT
 #define IP6_HDR_ALIGNED_P(ip)	1