diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index 6dc3bfa12b1e..95805a6331be 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ static void l2tp_xmit_core(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/* Queue the packet to IP for output */
 	skb->ignore_df = 1;
+	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 	if (l2tp_sk_is_v6(tunnel->sock))
 		error = inet6_csk_xmit(tunnel->sock, skb, NULL);
@@ -1101,10 +1102,6 @@ int l2tp_xmit_skb(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_len
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	/* Get routing info from the tunnel socket */
-	skb_dst_drop(skb);
-	skb_dst_set(skb, sk_dst_check(sk, 0));
-
 	inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	fl = &inet->cork.fl;
 	switch (tunnel->encap) {