diff --git a/src/gsm/lapdm.c b/src/gsm/lapdm.c
index e9ce881..e0b7943 100644
--- a/src/gsm/lapdm.c
+++ b/src/gsm/lapdm.c
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@
 
 	LOGP(DLLAPD, LOGL_NOTICE, "sending MDL-ERROR-IND %d\n", cause);
 	msg = rsl_rll_simple(RSL_MT_ERROR_IND, mctx->chan_nr, mctx->link_id, 1);
-	msg->l2h = msgb_put(msg, sizeof(struct abis_rsl_rll_hdr));
 	msgb_tlv_put(msg, RSL_IE_RLM_CAUSE, 1, &cause);
 	return rslms_sendmsg(msg, mctx->dl->entity);
 }