diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/iphc/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/iphc/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc.c
index a765cb8bf530428ae539cf30e83831ea38f0821b..c06ceaef19329730c5fab803c36250d588240e54 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/iphc/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/iphc/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ void gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_send(gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt, void *ctx, unsigned page)
     dispatch->next = pkt->next;
     pkt->next = dispatch;
 
-    gnrc_netif_t *netif = gnrc_netif_get_by_pid(netif_hdr->if_pid);
+    gnrc_netif_t *netif = gnrc_netif_hdr_get_netif(netif_hdr);
     assert(netif != NULL);
     gnrc_sixlowpan_multiplex_by_size(pkt, orig_datagram_size, netif, page);
 }