diff --git a/src/netif/etharp.c b/src/netif/etharp.c
index ab8586c3..917320b7 100644
--- a/src/netif/etharp.c
+++ b/src/netif/etharp.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ etharp_raw(struct netif *netif, const struct eth_addr *ethsrc_addr,
 #endif /* LWIP_AUTOIP */
 
   /* allocate a pbuf for the outgoing ARP request packet */
-  p = pbuf_alloc(PBUF_LINK, sizeof(struct etharp_hdr), PBUF_RAM);
+  p = pbuf_alloc(PBUF_RAW, sizeof(struct etharp_hdr), PBUF_RAM);
   /* could allocate a pbuf for an ARP request? */
   if (p == NULL) {
     LWIP_DEBUGF(ETHARP_DEBUG | LWIP_DBG_TRACE | 2, ("etharp_raw: could not allocate pbuf for ARP request.\n"));