diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 3e1854f34420b5a7ae1e7e13a9805156035dccc8..4fea1b3dfbb4457247c4bc98dc9378591c36ecd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct pdp_ctx {
 	u16			af;
 
 	struct in_addr		ms_addr_ip4;
-	struct in_addr		sgsn_addr_ip4;
+	struct in_addr		peer_addr_ip4;
 
 	struct sock		*sk;
 	struct net_device       *dev;
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct gtp_dev {
 
 	struct net_device	*dev;
 
+	unsigned int		role;
 	unsigned int		hash_size;
 	struct hlist_head	*tid_hash;
 	struct hlist_head	*addr_hash;
@@ -154,8 +155,8 @@ static struct pdp_ctx *ipv4_pdp_find(struct gtp_dev *gtp, __be32 ms_addr)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static bool gtp_check_src_ms_ipv4(struct sk_buff *skb, struct pdp_ctx *pctx,
-				  unsigned int hdrlen)
+static bool gtp_check_ms_ipv4(struct sk_buff *skb, struct pdp_ctx *pctx,
+				  unsigned int hdrlen, unsigned int role)
 {
 	struct iphdr *iph;
 
@@ -164,27 +165,31 @@ static bool gtp_check_src_ms_ipv4(struct sk_buff *skb, struct pdp_ctx *pctx,
 
 	iph = (struct iphdr *)(skb->data + hdrlen);
 
-	return iph->saddr == pctx->ms_addr_ip4.s_addr;
+	if (role == GTP_ROLE_SGSN)
+		return iph->daddr == pctx->ms_addr_ip4.s_addr;
+	else
+		return iph->saddr == pctx->ms_addr_ip4.s_addr;
 }
 
-/* Check if the inner IP source address in this packet is assigned to any
+/* Check if the inner IP address in this packet is assigned to any
  * existing mobile subscriber.
  */
-static bool gtp_check_src_ms(struct sk_buff *skb, struct pdp_ctx *pctx,
-			     unsigned int hdrlen)
+static bool gtp_check_ms(struct sk_buff *skb, struct pdp_ctx *pctx,
+			     unsigned int hdrlen, unsigned int role)
 {
 	switch (ntohs(skb->protocol)) {
 	case ETH_P_IP:
-		return gtp_check_src_ms_ipv4(skb, pctx, hdrlen);
+		return gtp_check_ms_ipv4(skb, pctx, hdrlen, role);
 	}
 	return false;
 }
 
-static int gtp_rx(struct pdp_ctx *pctx, struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hdrlen)
+static int gtp_rx(struct pdp_ctx *pctx, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			unsigned int hdrlen, unsigned int role)
 {
 	struct pcpu_sw_netstats *stats;
 
-	if (!gtp_check_src_ms(skb, pctx, hdrlen)) {
+	if (!gtp_check_ms(skb, pctx, hdrlen, role)) {
 		netdev_dbg(pctx->dev, "No PDP ctx for this MS\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -239,7 +244,7 @@ static int gtp0_udp_encap_recv(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	return gtp_rx(pctx, skb, hdrlen);
+	return gtp_rx(pctx, skb, hdrlen, gtp->role);
 }
 
 static int gtp1u_udp_encap_recv(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -281,7 +286,7 @@ static int gtp1u_udp_encap_recv(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	return gtp_rx(pctx, skb, hdrlen);
+	return gtp_rx(pctx, skb, hdrlen, gtp->role);
 }
 
 static void gtp_encap_destroy(struct sock *sk)
@@ -481,7 +486,11 @@ static int gtp_build_skb_ip4(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	 * Prepend PDP header with TEI/TID from PDP ctx.
 	 */
 	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
-	pctx = ipv4_pdp_find(gtp, iph->daddr);
+	if (gtp->role == GTP_ROLE_SGSN)
+		pctx = ipv4_pdp_find(gtp, iph->saddr);
+	else
+		pctx = ipv4_pdp_find(gtp, iph->daddr);
+
 	if (!pctx) {
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "no PDP ctx found for %pI4, skip\n",
 			   &iph->daddr);
@@ -489,17 +498,17 @@ static int gtp_build_skb_ip4(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 	netdev_dbg(dev, "found PDP context %p\n", pctx);
 
-	rt = ip4_route_output_gtp(&fl4, pctx->sk, pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr);
+	rt = ip4_route_output_gtp(&fl4, pctx->sk, pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "no route to SSGN %pI4\n",
-			   &pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr);
+			   &pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr);
 		dev->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	if (rt->dst.dev == dev) {
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "circular route to SSGN %pI4\n",
-			   &pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr);
+			   &pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr);
 		dev->stats.collisions++;
 		goto err_rt;
 	}
@@ -685,6 +694,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy gtp_policy[IFLA_GTP_MAX + 1] = {
 	[IFLA_GTP_FD0]			= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[IFLA_GTP_FD1]			= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[IFLA_GTP_PDP_HASHSIZE]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_GTP_ROLE]			= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
 static int gtp_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
@@ -810,6 +820,7 @@ static int gtp_encap_enable(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct nlattr *data[])
 {
 	struct sock *sk1u = NULL;
 	struct sock *sk0 = NULL;
+	unsigned int role = GTP_ROLE_GGSN;
 
 	if (data[IFLA_GTP_FD0]) {
 		u32 fd0 = nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_GTP_FD0]);
@@ -830,8 +841,15 @@ static int gtp_encap_enable(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct nlattr *data[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (data[IFLA_GTP_ROLE]) {
+		role = nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_GTP_ROLE]);
+		if (role > GTP_ROLE_SGSN)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	gtp->sk0 = sk0;
 	gtp->sk1u = sk1u;
+	gtp->role = role;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -866,8 +884,8 @@ static void ipv4_pdp_fill(struct pdp_ctx *pctx, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	pctx->gtp_version = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[GTPA_VERSION]);
 	pctx->af = AF_INET;
-	pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr =
-		nla_get_be32(info->attrs[GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS]);
+	pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr =
+		nla_get_be32(info->attrs[GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS]);
 	pctx->ms_addr_ip4.s_addr =
 		nla_get_be32(info->attrs[GTPA_MS_ADDRESS]);
 
@@ -957,13 +975,13 @@ static int ipv4_pdp_add(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sock *sk,
 	switch (pctx->gtp_version) {
 	case GTP_V0:
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "GTPv0-U: new PDP ctx id=%llx ssgn=%pI4 ms=%pI4 (pdp=%p)\n",
-			   pctx->u.v0.tid, &pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4,
+			   pctx->u.v0.tid, &pctx->peer_addr_ip4,
 			   &pctx->ms_addr_ip4, pctx);
 		break;
 	case GTP_V1:
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "GTPv1-U: new PDP ctx id=%x/%x ssgn=%pI4 ms=%pI4 (pdp=%p)\n",
 			   pctx->u.v1.i_tei, pctx->u.v1.o_tei,
-			   &pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4, &pctx->ms_addr_ip4, pctx);
+			   &pctx->peer_addr_ip4, &pctx->ms_addr_ip4, pctx);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -994,7 +1012,7 @@ static int gtp_genl_new_pdp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	if (!info->attrs[GTPA_VERSION] ||
 	    !info->attrs[GTPA_LINK] ||
-	    !info->attrs[GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS] ||
+	    !info->attrs[GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS] ||
 	    !info->attrs[GTPA_MS_ADDRESS])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1126,7 +1144,7 @@ static int gtp_genl_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 snd_portid, u32 snd_seq,
 		goto nlmsg_failure;
 
 	if (nla_put_u32(skb, GTPA_VERSION, pctx->gtp_version) ||
-	    nla_put_be32(skb, GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS, pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr) ||
+	    nla_put_be32(skb, GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS, pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr) ||
 	    nla_put_be32(skb, GTPA_MS_ADDRESS, pctx->ms_addr_ip4.s_addr))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -1237,7 +1255,7 @@ static struct nla_policy gtp_genl_policy[GTPA_MAX + 1] = {
 	[GTPA_LINK]		= { .type = NLA_U32, },
 	[GTPA_VERSION]		= { .type = NLA_U32, },
 	[GTPA_TID]		= { .type = NLA_U64, },
-	[GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS]	= { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS]	= { .type = NLA_U32, },
 	[GTPA_MS_ADDRESS]	= { .type = NLA_U32, },
 	[GTPA_FLOW]		= { .type = NLA_U16, },
 	[GTPA_NET_NS_FD]	= { .type = NLA_U32, },
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/gtp.h b/include/uapi/linux/gtp.h
index 72a04a0e8ccef1e5560378af9177a6c47954daaf..57d1edb8efd9bae86d0b11779f59de9d18f35f1a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/gtp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/gtp.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ enum gtp_attrs {
 	GTPA_LINK,
 	GTPA_VERSION,
 	GTPA_TID,	/* for GTPv0 only */
-	GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS,
+	GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS,	/* Remote GSN peer, either SGSN or GGSN */
+#define GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS /* maintain legacy attr name */
 	GTPA_MS_ADDRESS,
 	GTPA_FLOW,
 	GTPA_NET_NS_FD,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
index 320fc1e747ee9623db56fbaf26b2a514b5d5a3d1..8b405afb23763498bf0b879ab319dcc9bf94f4b9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
@@ -538,11 +538,18 @@ enum {
 #define IFLA_PPP_MAX (__IFLA_PPP_MAX - 1)
 
 /* GTP section */
+
+enum ifla_gtp_role {
+	GTP_ROLE_GGSN = 0,
+	GTP_ROLE_SGSN,
+};
+
 enum {
 	IFLA_GTP_UNSPEC,
 	IFLA_GTP_FD0,
 	IFLA_GTP_FD1,
 	IFLA_GTP_PDP_HASHSIZE,
+	IFLA_GTP_ROLE,
 	__IFLA_GTP_MAX,
 };
 #define IFLA_GTP_MAX (__IFLA_GTP_MAX - 1)