diff --git a/include/net/dsfield.h b/include/net/dsfield.h
index 1a245ee10c95179350f7124ea4b9d6721818e7c7..a59a57ffc5468cba81199cc00e6edf296b5d021b 100644
--- a/include/net/dsfield.h
+++ b/include/net/dsfield.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static inline __u8 ipv4_get_dsfield(const struct iphdr *iph)
 
 static inline __u8 ipv6_get_dsfield(const struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h)
 {
-	return ntohs(*(const __be16 *)ipv6h) >> 4;
+	return ntohs(*(__force const __be16 *)ipv6h) >> 4;
 }