diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index 0b2ebfbbe0f42c5b3206c3f7752a31506bbe222d..3fde066455535ca98044c8548660e5e6a2279a9d 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ struct ipv6_pinfo {
 				dontfrag:1;
 	__u8			min_hopcount;
 	__u8			tclass;
-	__u8			rcv_tclass;
 	__be32			rcv_flowinfo;
 
 	__u32			dst_cookie;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index c2db1df46385600f7125eed1270d7b0685376078..7d93915068565c2a56149a8de363956253e6411b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ static int do_ipv6_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 				put_cmsg(&msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_HOPLIMIT, sizeof(hlim), &hlim);
 			}
 			if (np->rxopt.bits.rxtclass) {
-				int tclass = np->rcv_tclass;
+				int tclass = ntohl(np->rcv_flowinfo & IPV6_TCLASS_MASK) >> 20;
 				put_cmsg(&msg, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_TCLASS, sizeof(tclass), &tclass);
 			}
 			if (np->rxopt.bits.rxoinfo) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 79a1963695582c248edd189e944abc4f62933bf0..bd91e7ff482bf5b189e358d58069c8f15f9e6847 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,6 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		newnp->opt	   = NULL;
 		newnp->mcast_oif   = inet6_iif(skb);
 		newnp->mcast_hops  = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
-		newnp->rcv_tclass  = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 		newnp->rcv_flowinfo = ip6_flowinfo(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 
 		/*
@@ -1216,7 +1215,6 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	newnp->opt	  = NULL;
 	newnp->mcast_oif  = inet6_iif(skb);
 	newnp->mcast_hops = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
-	newnp->rcv_tclass = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 	newnp->rcv_flowinfo = ip6_flowinfo(ipv6_hdr(skb));
 
 	/* Clone native IPv6 options from listening socket (if any)
@@ -1427,9 +1425,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			np->mcast_oif = inet6_iif(opt_skb);
 		if (np->rxopt.bits.rxhlim || np->rxopt.bits.rxohlim)
 			np->mcast_hops = ipv6_hdr(opt_skb)->hop_limit;
-		if (np->rxopt.bits.rxtclass)
-			np->rcv_tclass = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(opt_skb));
-		if (np->rxopt.bits.rxflow)
+		if (np->rxopt.bits.rxflow || np->rxopt.bits.rxtclass)
 			np->rcv_flowinfo = ip6_flowinfo(ipv6_hdr(opt_skb));
 		if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, opt_skb)) {
 			skb_set_owner_r(opt_skb, sk);