diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 42ca2d05c480..08441f06afd4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1270,8 +1270,6 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
 	if (max_headroom > dev->needed_headroom)
 		dev->needed_headroom = max_headroom;
 
-	skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, proto);
-
 	err = ip6_tnl_encap(skb, t, &proto, fl6);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -1408,6 +1406,8 @@ ipxip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (iptunnel_handle_offloads(skb, SKB_GSO_IPXIP6))
 		return -1;
 
+	skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, protocol);
+
 	err = ip6_tnl_xmit(skb, dev, dsfield, &fl6, encap_limit, &mtu,
 			   protocol);
 	if (err != 0) {