diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_exthdr.c b/net/netfilter/nft_exthdr.c
index a940c9fd9045..64e69d6683ca 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_exthdr.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_exthdr.c
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ static void nft_exthdr_ipv6_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	unsigned int offset = 0;
 	int err;
 
+	if (pkt->skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+		goto err;
+
 	err = ipv6_find_hdr(pkt->skb, &offset, priv->type, NULL, NULL);
 	if (priv->flags & NFT_EXTHDR_F_PRESENT) {
 		*dest = (err >= 0);