diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 75fac93..a9692ec 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net *net = t->net;
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &t->dev->stats;
-	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h;
 	struct ipv6_tel_txoption opt;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL, *ndst = NULL;
 	struct net_device *tdev;
@@ -1057,26 +1057,28 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
 
 	/* NBMA tunnel */
 	if (ipv6_addr_any(&t->parms.raddr)) {
-		struct in6_addr *addr6;
-		struct neighbour *neigh;
-		int addr_type;
+		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
+			struct in6_addr *addr6;
+			struct neighbour *neigh;
+			int addr_type;
 
-		if (!skb_dst(skb))
-			goto tx_err_link_failure;
+			if (!skb_dst(skb))
+				goto tx_err_link_failure;
 
-		neigh = dst_neigh_lookup(skb_dst(skb),
-					 &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
-		if (!neigh)
-			goto tx_err_link_failure;
+			neigh = dst_neigh_lookup(skb_dst(skb),
+						 &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+			if (!neigh)
+				goto tx_err_link_failure;
 
-		addr6 = (struct in6_addr *)&neigh->primary_key;
-		addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
+			addr6 = (struct in6_addr *)&neigh->primary_key;
+			addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(addr6);
 
-		if (addr_type == IPV6_ADDR_ANY)
-			addr6 = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
+			if (addr_type == IPV6_ADDR_ANY)
+				addr6 = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 
-		memcpy(&fl6->daddr, addr6, sizeof(fl6->daddr));
-		neigh_release(neigh);
+			memcpy(&fl6->daddr, addr6, sizeof(fl6->daddr));
+			neigh_release(neigh);
+		}
 	} else if (!(t->parms.flags &
 		     (IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_TCLASS | IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_FWMARK))) {
 		/* enable the cache only only if the routing decision does