diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index f185cbcda114..d35dff23f609 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ resubmit:
 	nhoff = IP6CB(skb)->nhoff;
 	nexthdr = skb_network_header(skb)[nhoff];
 
+resubmit_final:
 	raw = raw6_local_deliver(skb, nexthdr);
 	ipprot = rcu_dereference(inet6_protos[nexthdr]);
 	if (ipprot) {
@@ -263,10 +264,21 @@ resubmit:
 			goto discard;
 
 		ret = ipprot->handler(skb);
-		if (ret > 0)
-			goto resubmit;
-		else if (ret == 0)
+		if (ret > 0) {
+			if (ipprot->flags & INET6_PROTO_FINAL) {
+				/* Not an extension header, most likely UDP
+				 * encapsulation. Use return value as nexthdr
+				 * protocol not nhoff (which presumably is
+				 * not set by handler).
+				 */
+				nexthdr = ret;
+				goto resubmit_final;
+			} else {
+				goto resubmit;
+			}
+		} else if (ret == 0) {
 			__IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INDELIVERS);
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (!raw) {
 			if (xfrm6_policy_check(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb)) {