1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
index ca3f29b98ae5..010f8bd2d577 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ int xfrm6_prepare_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
                 return err;
 
         skb->ignore_df = 1;
+        skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 
         return x->outer_mode->output2(x, skb);
 }
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm6_prepare_output);
 int xfrm6_output_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb)));
-        skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
         IP6CB(skb)->flags |= IP6SKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED;