diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 40e7581374f7..31a38bde69ef 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -344,12 +344,16 @@ static unsigned int ip6_dst_mtu_forward(const struct dst_entry *dst)
 
 static bool ip6_pkt_too_big(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int mtu)
 {
-	if (skb->len <= mtu || skb->local_df)
+	if (skb->len <= mtu)
 		return false;
 
+	/* ipv6 conntrack defrag sets max_frag_size + local_df */
 	if (IP6CB(skb)->frag_max_size && IP6CB(skb)->frag_max_size > mtu)
 		return true;
 
+	if (skb->local_df)
+		return false;
+
 	if (skb_is_gso(skb) && skb_gso_network_seglen(skb) <= mtu)
 		return false;