diff --git a/build/networking/examples/simple_l3/simple_l3.p4 b/build/networking/examples/simple_l3/simple_l3.p4
index 48c7c55f..b5463d82 100644
--- a/build/networking/examples/simple_l3/simple_l3.p4
+++ b/build/networking/examples/simple_l3/simple_l3.p4
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ control ingress(
 )
 {
     action send(PortId_t port) {
-        ostd.egress_port = (PortId_t) port;
+        send_to_port(ostd, port);
     }
 
     action drop() {
-        ostd.drop = true;
+        ingress_drop(ostd);
     }
     
     table ipv4_host {