diff --git a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
index 095f2005fb62..4a8721ab9f14 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ struct midcomms_node {
 };
 
 struct dlm_mhandle {
-	const struct dlm_header *inner_hd;
+	const union dlm_packet *inner_p;
 	struct midcomms_node *node;
 	struct dlm_opts *opts;
 	struct dlm_msg *msg;
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ static struct dlm_msg *dlm_midcomms_get_msg_3_2(struct dlm_mhandle *mh, int node
 	dlm_fill_opts_header(opts, len, mh->seq);
 
 	*ppc += sizeof(*opts);
-	mh->inner_hd = (const struct dlm_header *)*ppc;
+	mh->inner_p = (const union dlm_packet *)*ppc;
 	return msg;
 }
 
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ err:
 static void dlm_midcomms_commit_msg_3_2(struct dlm_mhandle *mh)
 {
 	/* nexthdr chain for fast lookup */
-	mh->opts->o_nextcmd = mh->inner_hd->h_cmd;
+	mh->opts->o_nextcmd = mh->inner_p->header.h_cmd;
 	mh->committed = true;
 	dlm_lowcomms_commit_msg(mh->msg);
 }