diff --git a/src/posix/platform/netif.cpp b/src/posix/platform/netif.cpp
index 01ffd6149..d18c73aa5 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/netif.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/platform/netif.cpp
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ static void platformConfigureTunDevice(otPlatformConfig *aPlatformConfig)
         SetLinkState(gInstance, false);
     }
 
-    VerifyOrDie(ioctl(sTunFd, TUNSETLINK, ARPHRD_VOID) == 0, OT_EXIT_ERROR_ERRNO);
+    VerifyOrDie(ioctl(sTunFd, TUNSETLINK, ARPHRD_NONE) == 0, OT_EXIT_ERROR_ERRNO);
 
     ifr.ifr_mtu = static_cast<int>(kMaxIp6Size);
     VerifyOrDie(ioctl(sIpFd, SIOCSIFMTU, static_cast<void *>(&ifr)) == 0, OT_EXIT_ERROR_ERRNO);