diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c
index 63faeee989a99dc7f714d1120cb3228349b1362d..2a9764bd17196966b41755269e03f487cb757288 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_mode_tunnel.c
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ static int xfrm4_mode_tunnel_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 	skb_mac_header_rebuild(skb);
-	eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto = skb->protocol;
+	if (skb->mac_len)
+		eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto = skb->protocol;
 
 	err = 0;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
index bb935a3b7feadafa883a329020d0f90b9c2ee615..de1b0b8c53b0ba26836d40a53dfa6fe077c7ebef 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_tunnel.c
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ static int xfrm6_mode_tunnel_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 	skb_mac_header_rebuild(skb);
-	eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto = skb->protocol;
+	if (skb->mac_len)
+		eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto = skb->protocol;
 
 	err = 0;