diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
index b1db55b50ba1..5fc9a27348b2 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
@@ -586,18 +586,20 @@ int xfrm_output(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		xfrm_state_hold(x);
 
 		if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
-			skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type |= SKB_GSO_ESP;
+			if (skb->inner_protocol)
+				return xfrm_output_gso(net, sk, skb);
 
-			return xfrm_output2(net, sk, skb);
+			skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type |= SKB_GSO_ESP;
+			goto out;
 		}
 
 		if (x->xso.dev && x->xso.dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_ESP_TX_CSUM)
 			goto out;
+	} else {
+		if (skb_is_gso(skb))
+			return xfrm_output_gso(net, sk, skb);
 	}
 
-	if (skb_is_gso(skb))
-		return xfrm_output_gso(net, sk, skb);
-
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
 		err = skb_checksum_help(skb);
 		if (err) {