diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index d849dd5..776e911 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,7 @@ static void tcp_v6_send_response(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 seq, u32 ack, u32 win,
 	skb_reserve(buff, MAX_HEADER + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + tot_len);
 
 	t1 = (struct tcphdr *) skb_push(buff, tot_len);
+	skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
 
 	/* Swap the send and the receive. */
 	memset(t1, 0, sizeof(*t1));