diff --git a/src/net/ipv6.c b/src/net/ipv6.c
index 08e8e1000..c5f8d2d91 100644
--- a/src/net/ipv6.c
+++ b/src/net/ipv6.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int ipv6_check_options ( struct ipv6_header *iphdr,
 		if ( option->type == IPV6_OPT_PAD1 ) {
 			option = ( ( ( void * ) option ) + 1 );
 		} else {
-			option = ( ( ( void * ) option ) + option->len );
+			option = ( ( ( void * ) option->value ) + option->len );
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;