diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
index 0eea60ea9ebc..c8c8b44a0f58 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int xfrm6_output_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!skb_is_gso(skb))
 		return xfrm6_output_finish2(skb);
 
-	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IP);
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 	segs = skb_gso_segment(skb, 0);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(segs)))