diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index cc11bbbd0309..517727f277c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3554,6 +3554,7 @@ static netdev_features_t mlx5e_tunnel_features_check(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 						     struct sk_buff *skb,
 						     netdev_features_t features)
 {
+	unsigned int offset = 0;
 	struct udphdr *udph;
 	u8 proto;
 	u16 port;
@@ -3563,7 +3564,7 @@ static netdev_features_t mlx5e_tunnel_features_check(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		proto = ip_hdr(skb)->protocol;
 		break;
 	case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
-		proto = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
+		proto = ipv6_find_hdr(skb, &offset, -1, NULL, NULL);
 		break;
 	default:
 		goto out;