diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctputil.c b/sys/netinet/sctputil.c
index c89eb82f022a..237cf4db1eec 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctputil.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctputil.c
@@ -2951,7 +2951,7 @@ sctp_notify_send_failed2(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, uint32_t error,
 	SCTP_BUF_LEN(m_notify) = 0;
 	if (sctp_stcb_is_feature_on(stcb->sctp_ep, stcb, SCTP_PCB_FLAGS_RECVNSENDFAILEVNT)) {
 		ssfe = mtod(m_notify, struct sctp_send_failed_event *);
-		ssfe->ssfe_type = SCTP_SEND_FAILED;
+		ssfe->ssfe_type = SCTP_SEND_FAILED_EVENT;
 		ssfe->ssfe_flags = SCTP_DATA_UNSENT;
 		ssfe->ssfe_length = length;
 		ssfe->ssfe_error = error;