diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.h
index 39b7b717b540..d150b5066201 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6_tables.h>
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
 
-static inline int
+static inline void
 nft_set_pktinfo_ipv6(struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
 		     struct sk_buff *skb,
 		     const struct nf_hook_state *state)
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@ nft_set_pktinfo_ipv6(struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
 	protohdr = ipv6_find_hdr(pkt->skb, &thoff, -1, &frag_off, NULL);
 	if (protohdr < 0) {
 		nft_set_pktinfo_proto_unspec(pkt, skb);
-		return -1;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	pkt->tprot_set = true;
 	pkt->tprot = protohdr;
 	pkt->xt.thoff = thoff;
 	pkt->xt.fragoff = frag_off;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.c
index 30b22f4dff55..05d05926962a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.c
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ static unsigned int nft_do_chain_ipv6(void *priv,
 {
 	struct nft_pktinfo pkt;
 
-	/* malformed packet, drop it */
-	if (nft_set_pktinfo_ipv6(&pkt, skb, state) < 0)
-		return NF_DROP;
+	nft_set_pktinfo_ipv6(&pkt, skb, state);
 
 	return nft_do_chain(&pkt, priv);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_chain_route_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_chain_route_ipv6.c
index 71d995ff3108..01eb0f658366 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_chain_route_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_chain_route_ipv6.c
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ static unsigned int nf_route_table_hook(void *priv,
 	u_int8_t hop_limit;
 	u32 mark, flowlabel;
 
-	/* malformed packet, drop it */
-	if (nft_set_pktinfo_ipv6(&pkt, skb, state) < 0)
-		return NF_DROP;
+	nft_set_pktinfo_ipv6(&pkt, skb, state);
 
 	/* save source/dest address, mark, hoplimit, flowlabel, priority */
 	memcpy(&saddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, sizeof(saddr));