diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 931c38f6ff4a42fb17cf129cf6035706a24176dc..b263c809d8d43b2abad28f2790ea9e1f5360b7d9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1074,10 +1074,11 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
 			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
-		 * not depend on the current inner header value
+	} else if (t->parms.proto != 0 && !(t->parms.flags &
+					    (IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_TCLASS |
+					     IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_FWMARK))) {
+		/* enable the cache only if neither the outer protocol nor the
+		 * routing decision depends on the current inner header value
 		 */
 		use_cache = true;
 	}