diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index f304471477dce45bcb8fc71f842ae8c27032f609..97299d76c1b0b84b42d725cfcdcc461fd3c6db79 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static inline int ip6gre_xmit_ipv4(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 = IPPROTO_IPIP;
+	fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_GRE;
 
 	dsfield = ipv4_get_dsfield(iph);
 
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static inline int ip6gre_xmit_ipv6(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 = IPPROTO_IPV6;
+	fl6.flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_GRE;
 
 	dsfield = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6h);
 	if (t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_TCLASS)