diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
index 7f0e1cf2d7e8..1692e7534759 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
@@ -967,8 +967,8 @@ ip_vs_tunnel_xmit_v6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
 	iph->nexthdr		=	IPPROTO_IPV6;
 	iph->payload_len	=	old_iph->payload_len;
 	be16_add_cpu(&iph->payload_len, sizeof(*old_iph));
-	iph->priority		=	old_iph->priority;
 	memset(&iph->flow_lbl, 0, sizeof(iph->flow_lbl));
+	ipv6_change_dsfield(iph, 0, ipv6_get_dsfield(old_iph));
 	iph->daddr = cp->daddr.in6;
 	iph->saddr = saddr;
 	iph->hop_limit		=	old_iph->hop_limit;