diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c b/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
index 8eab2c869d61..b82850886574 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
@@ -123,9 +123,16 @@ static void esp6_gso_encap(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct ip_esp_hdr *esph;
 	struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	struct xfrm_offload *xo = xfrm_offload(skb);
-	int proto = iph->nexthdr;
+	u8 proto = iph->nexthdr;
 
 	skb_push(skb, -skb_network_offset(skb));
+
+	if (x->outer_mode.encap == XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT) {
+		__be16 frag;
+
+		ipv6_skip_exthdr(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr), &proto, &frag);
+	}
+
 	esph = ip_esp_hdr(skb);
 	*skb_mac_header(skb) = IPPROTO_ESP;