diff --git a/include/net/erspan.h b/include/net/erspan.h
index 5daa4866412b..d044aa60cc76 100644
--- a/include/net/erspan.h
+++ b/include/net/erspan.h
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ static inline void erspan_build_header(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ethhdr *eth = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
 	enum erspan_encap_type enc_type;
 	struct erspan_base_hdr *ershdr;
-	struct erspan_metadata *ersmd;
 	struct qtag_prefix {
 		__be16 eth_type;
 		__be16 tci;
 	} *qp;
 	u16 vlan_tci = 0;
 	u8 tos;
+	__be32 *idx;
 
 	tos = is_ipv4 ? ip_hdr(skb)->tos :
 			(ipv6_hdr(skb)->priority << 4) +
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ static inline void erspan_build_header(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	set_session_id(ershdr, id);
 
 	/* Build metadata */
-	ersmd = (struct erspan_metadata *)(ershdr + 1);
-	ersmd->u.index = htonl(index & INDEX_MASK);
+	idx = (__be32 *)(ershdr + 1);
+	*idx = htonl(index & INDEX_MASK);
 }
 
 /* ERSPAN GRA: timestamp granularity
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static inline void erspan_build_header_v2(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	struct ethhdr *eth = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
 	struct erspan_base_hdr *ershdr;
-	struct erspan_metadata *md;
+	struct erspan_md2 *md2;
 	struct qtag_prefix {
 		__be16 eth_type;
 		__be16 tci;
@@ -261,15 +261,15 @@ static inline void erspan_build_header_v2(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	set_session_id(ershdr, id);
 
 	/* Build metadata */
-	md = (struct erspan_metadata *)(ershdr + 1);
-	md->u.md2.timestamp = erspan_get_timestamp();
-	md->u.md2.sgt = htons(sgt);
-	md->u.md2.p = 1;
-	md->u.md2.ft = 0;
-	md->u.md2.dir = direction;
-	md->u.md2.gra = gra;
-	md->u.md2.o = 0;
-	set_hwid(&md->u.md2, hwid);
+	md2 = (struct erspan_md2 *)(ershdr + 1);
+	md2->timestamp = erspan_get_timestamp();
+	md2->sgt = htons(sgt);
+	md2->p = 1;
+	md2->ft = 0;
+	md2->dir = direction;
+	md2->gra = gra;
+	md2->o = 0;
+	set_hwid(md2, hwid);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 6ec670fbbbdd..9b50eddd1882 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
 	struct ip_tunnel_net *itn;
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel;
 	const struct iphdr *iph;
+	struct erspan_md2 *md2;
 	int ver;
 	int len;
 
@@ -313,8 +314,10 @@ static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
 				return PACKET_REJECT;
 
 			md = ip_tunnel_info_opts(&tun_dst->u.tun_info);
-			memcpy(md, pkt_md, sizeof(*md));
 			md->version = ver;
+			md2 = &md->u.md2;
+			memcpy(md2, pkt_md, ver == 1 ? ERSPAN_V1_MDSIZE :
+						       ERSPAN_V2_MDSIZE);
 
 			info = &tun_dst->u.tun_info;
 			info->key.tun_flags |= TUNNEL_ERSPAN_OPT;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 05f070e123e4..50913dbd0612 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ static int ip6erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, int gre_hdr_len,
 	struct erspan_base_hdr *ershdr;
 	struct erspan_metadata *pkt_md;
 	const struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h;
+	struct erspan_md2 *md2;
 	struct ip6_tnl *tunnel;
 	u8 ver;
 
@@ -551,9 +552,10 @@ static int ip6erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, int gre_hdr_len,
 
 			info = &tun_dst->u.tun_info;
 			md = ip_tunnel_info_opts(info);
-
-			memcpy(md, pkt_md, sizeof(*md));
 			md->version = ver;
+			md2 = &md->u.md2;
+			memcpy(md2, pkt_md, ver == 1 ? ERSPAN_V1_MDSIZE :
+						       ERSPAN_V2_MDSIZE);
 			info->key.tun_flags |= TUNNEL_ERSPAN_OPT;
 			info->options_len = sizeof(*md);