diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index f2ad5216c438..2b7283303650 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ int __ip_local_out(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	iph->tot_len = htons(skb->len);
 	ip_send_check(iph);
+
+	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);