1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/dev/ethertap.cc b/dev/ethertap.cc
index 03f2724b1..1603a9bd3 100644
--- a/dev/ethertap.cc
+++ b/dev/ethertap.cc
@@ -219,8 +219,7 @@ EtherTap::process(int revent)
 
     while (data_len != 0 && buffer_offset >= data_len + sizeof(u_int32_t)) {
         PacketPtr packet;
-        packet = new PacketData;
-        packet->data = new uint8_t[data_len];
+        packet = new PacketData(data_len);
         packet->length = data_len;
         memcpy(packet->data, data, data_len);