diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index a85ae2f7a21c..8fcf0ed76548 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -760,7 +760,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipgre_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev
 
 	if (dev->header_ops && dev->type == ARPHRD_IPGRE) {
 		gre_hlen = 0;
-		tiph = (const struct iphdr *)skb->data;
+		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP))
+			tiph = (const struct iphdr *)skb->data;
+		else
+			tiph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 	} else {
 		gre_hlen = tunnel->hlen;
 		tiph = &tunnel->parms.iph;