diff --git a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ng_ipv6.c b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ng_ipv6.c
index c4b249038079..1be514235601 100644
--- a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ng_ipv6.c
+++ b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ng_ipv6.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void _send_multicast(kernel_pid_t iface, ng_pktsnip_t *pkt,
 static void _send(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, bool prep_hdr)
 {
     kernel_pid_t iface = KERNEL_PID_UNDEF;
-    ng_pktsnip_t *ipv6 = pkt, *payload;
+    ng_pktsnip_t *ipv6, *payload;
     ng_ipv6_hdr_t *hdr;
     ng_ipv6_nc_t *nc_entry;
 
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ static void _send(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, bool prep_hdr)
         iface = ((ng_netif_hdr_t *)pkt->data)->if_pid;
         ipv6 = pkt->next;
     }
+    else {
+        ipv6 = pkt;
+    }
 
     hdr = ipv6->data;
     payload = ipv6->next;       /* TODO: parse extension headers */