diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index f8cf3629a419..0d939e5aee4e 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -260,10 +260,7 @@ struct ax25_sock {
 	struct ax25_cb		*cb;
 };
 
-static inline struct ax25_sock *ax25_sk(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	return (struct ax25_sock *) sk;
-}
+#define ax25_sk(ptr) container_of_const(ptr, struct ax25_sock, sk)
 
 static inline struct ax25_cb *sk_to_ax25(const struct sock *sk)
 {
diff --git a/include/net/x25.h b/include/net/x25.h
index d7d6c2b4ffa7..597eb53c471e 100644
--- a/include/net/x25.h
+++ b/include/net/x25.h
@@ -177,10 +177,7 @@ struct x25_forward {
 	atomic_t		refcnt;
 };
 
-static inline struct x25_sock *x25_sk(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	return (struct x25_sock *)sk;
-}
+#define x25_sk(ptr) container_of_const(ptr, struct x25_sock, sk)
 
 /* af_x25.c */
 extern int  sysctl_x25_restart_request_timeout;