diff --git a/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
index ff691d9f4a04..26adbe7f8a2f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ static int rpl_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		goto drop;
 
-	preempt_disable();
+	local_bh_disable();
 	dst = dst_cache_get(&rlwt->cache);
-	preempt_enable();
+	local_bh_enable();
 
 	if (unlikely(!dst)) {
 		struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ static int rpl_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			goto drop;
 		}
 
-		preempt_disable();
+		local_bh_disable();
 		dst_cache_set_ip6(&rlwt->cache, dst, &fl6.saddr);
-		preempt_enable();
+		local_bh_enable();
 	}
 
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
@@ -268,9 +268,8 @@ static int rpl_input(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	preempt_disable();
+	local_bh_disable();
 	dst = dst_cache_get(&rlwt->cache);
-	preempt_enable();
 
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 
@@ -278,14 +277,13 @@ static int rpl_input(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		ip6_route_input(skb);
 		dst = skb_dst(skb);
 		if (!dst->error) {
-			preempt_disable();
 			dst_cache_set_ip6(&rlwt->cache, dst,
 					  &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
-			preempt_enable();
 		}
 	} else {
 		skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
 	}
+	local_bh_enable();
 
 	err = skb_cow_head(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dst->dev));
 	if (unlikely(err))