void __net_exit ip_tunnel_delete_net(struct ip_tunnel_net *itn);
 
 void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
-                   const struct iphdr *tnl_params);
+                   const struct iphdr *tnl_params, const u8 protocol);
 int ip_tunnel_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ip_tunnel_parm *p, int cmd);
 int ip_tunnel_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu);
 
 
                return;
        }
 
-       ip_tunnel_xmit(skb, dev, tnl_params);
+       ip_tunnel_xmit(skb, dev, tnl_params, tnl_params->protocol);
 }
 
 static netdev_tx_t ipgre_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_tunnel_rcv);
 
 void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
-                   const struct iphdr *tnl_params)
+                   const struct iphdr *tnl_params, const u8 protocol)
 {
        struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
        const struct iphdr *inner_iph;
        iph->version    =       4;
        iph->ihl        =       sizeof(struct iphdr) >> 2;
        iph->frag_off   =       df;
-       iph->protocol   =       tnl_params->protocol;
+       iph->protocol   =       protocol;
        iph->tos        =       ip_tunnel_ecn_encap(tos, inner_iph, skb);
        iph->daddr      =       fl4.daddr;
        iph->saddr      =       fl4.saddr;
 
                skb->encapsulation = 1;
        }
 
-       ip_tunnel_xmit(skb, dev, tiph);
+       ip_tunnel_xmit(skb, dev, tiph, tiph->protocol);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 tx_error: