diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index a73db915f13e..df3633e20458 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ static int ip6gre_xmit_other(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		encap_limit = t->parms.encap_limit;
 
 	memcpy(&fl6, &t->fl.u.ip6, sizeof(fl6));
-	fl6.flowi6_proto = skb->protocol;
 
 	err = ip6gre_xmit2(skb, dev, 0, &fl6, encap_limit, &mtu);