diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index 6790fec36a6c..623e139e81fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ static int geneve_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			   struct geneve_dev *geneve,
 			   const struct ip_tunnel_info *info)
 {
+	bool inner_proto_inherit = geneve->cfg.inner_proto_inherit;
 	bool xnet = !net_eq(geneve->net, dev_net(geneve->dev));
 	struct geneve_sock *gs4 = rcu_dereference(geneve->sock4);
 	const struct ip_tunnel_key *key = &info->key;
@@ -925,7 +926,7 @@ static int geneve_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	__be16 sport;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!skb_vlan_inet_prepare(skb))
+	if (!skb_vlan_inet_prepare(skb, inner_proto_inherit))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	sport = udp_flow_src_port(geneve->net, skb, 1, USHRT_MAX, true);
@@ -998,7 +999,7 @@ static int geneve_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	err = geneve_build_skb(&rt->dst, skb, info, xnet, sizeof(struct iphdr),
-			       geneve->cfg.inner_proto_inherit);
+			       inner_proto_inherit);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 
@@ -1014,6 +1015,7 @@ static int geneve6_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			    struct geneve_dev *geneve,
 			    const struct ip_tunnel_info *info)
 {
+	bool inner_proto_inherit = geneve->cfg.inner_proto_inherit;
 	bool xnet = !net_eq(geneve->net, dev_net(geneve->dev));
 	struct geneve_sock *gs6 = rcu_dereference(geneve->sock6);
 	const struct ip_tunnel_key *key = &info->key;
@@ -1023,7 +1025,7 @@ static int geneve6_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	__be16 sport;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!skb_vlan_inet_prepare(skb))
+	if (!skb_vlan_inet_prepare(skb, inner_proto_inherit))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	sport = udp_flow_src_port(geneve->net, skb, 1, USHRT_MAX, true);
@@ -1078,7 +1080,7 @@ static int geneve6_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		ttl = ttl ? : ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst);
 	}
 	err = geneve_build_skb(dst, skb, info, xnet, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr),
-			       geneve->cfg.inner_proto_inherit);
+			       inner_proto_inherit);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
index eca36edb8557..526b492ebf78 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
@@ -334,9 +334,10 @@ static inline bool pskb_inet_may_pull(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 /* Variant of pskb_inet_may_pull().
  */
-static inline bool skb_vlan_inet_prepare(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline bool skb_vlan_inet_prepare(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					 bool inner_proto_inherit)
 {
-	int nhlen = 0, maclen = ETH_HLEN;
+	int nhlen = 0, maclen = inner_proto_inherit ? 0 : ETH_HLEN;
 	__be16 type = skb->protocol;
 
 	/* Essentially this is skb_protocol(skb, true)