diff --git a/net/netdev/netdev_ioctl.c b/net/netdev/netdev_ioctl.c
index f42acbeedb..b9581f46d3 100644
--- a/net/netdev/netdev_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/netdev/netdev_ioctl.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ int psock_ioctl(FAR struct socket *psock, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
     {
       FAR struct iwreq *wifrreq;
 
-      wifrreq = (FAR struct sixlowpan_req_s *)((uintptr_t)arg);
+      wifrreq = (FAR struct iwreq *)((uintptr_t)arg);
       ret     = netdev_wifr_ioctl(psock, cmd, wifrreq);
     }
 #endif