diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 47d236156f0f..650873c3240c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ int __ip_local_out(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	iph->tot_len = htons(skb->len);
 	ip_send_check(iph);
+
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IP);
+
 	return nf_hook(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT, skb, NULL,
 		       skb_dst(skb)->dev, dst_output);
 }