diff --git a/dp-core/vr_nexthop.c b/dp-core/vr_nexthop.c
index e630f1aa5..09c4a5475 100644
--- a/dp-core/vr_nexthop.c
+++ b/dp-core/vr_nexthop.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ nh_composite_mcast_l2(struct vr_packet *pkt, struct vr_nexthop *nh,
             get_random_bytes(&vr_hashrnd, sizeof(vr_hashrnd));
             hashrnd_inited = 1;
         }
-        hashval = vr_hash(pkt_data(pkt), sizeof(struct vr_eth), vr_hashrnd);
+        hashval = vr_hash(eth, sizeof(struct vr_eth), vr_hashrnd);
         /* Include the VRF to calculate the hash */
         hashval = vr_hash_2words(hashval, fmd->fmd_dvrf, vr_hashrnd);