diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index bce802e7bcfd..d0bfe3eeb824 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -679,6 +679,11 @@ static inline __be32 ip6_flowinfo(const struct ipv6hdr *hdr)
 	return *(__be32 *)hdr & IPV6_FLOWINFO_MASK;
 }
 
+static inline __be32 ip6_flowlabel(const struct ipv6hdr *hdr)
+{
+	return *(__be32 *)hdr & IPV6_FLOWLABEL_MASK;
+}
+
 /*
  *	Prototypes exported by ipv6
  */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index c50de068bea2..e27fb78c61f2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ static inline int ip6gre_xmit_ipv6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_TCLASS)
 		fl6.flowlabel |= (*(__be32 *) ipv6h & IPV6_TCLASS_MASK);
 	if (t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_FLOWLABEL)
-		fl6.flowlabel |= (*(__be32 *) ipv6h & IPV6_FLOWLABEL_MASK);
+		fl6.flowlabel |= ip6_flowlabel(ipv6h);
 	if (t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_FWMARK)
 		fl6.flowi6_mark = skb->mark;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index f5e8a98eb55e..8d7c9867a445 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ ip6ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_TCLASS)
 		fl6.flowlabel |= (*(__be32 *) ipv6h & IPV6_TCLASS_MASK);
 	if (t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_FLOWLABEL)
-		fl6.flowlabel |= (*(__be32 *) ipv6h & IPV6_FLOWLABEL_MASK);
+		fl6.flowlabel |= ip6_flowlabel(ipv6h);
 	if (t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_USE_ORIG_FWMARK)
 		fl6.flowi6_mark = skb->mark;