diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 105908d841a3..877bdb02e887 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ int __ip_local_out(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (unlikely(!skb))
 		return 0;
 
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IP);
+
 	return nf_hook(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT,
 		       net, sk, skb, NULL, skb_dst(skb)->dev,
 		       dst_output);