diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index b843a650be71..802a1a6b1037 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 * comment in that function for the gory details. -acme
 	 */
 
-	sk->sk_gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV6;
+	newsk->sk_gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV6;
 	__ip6_dst_store(newsk, dst, NULL);
 
 	newtcp6sk = (struct tcp6_sock *)newsk;