diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index b4880c7c84eb..1b925ecb26e9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -145,13 +145,14 @@ static void ip6_list_rcv_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 static struct sk_buff *ip6_rcv_core(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				    struct net *net)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason;
 	const struct ipv6hdr *hdr;
 	u32 pkt_len;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
 
 	if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_OTHERHOST) {
 		dev_core_stats_rx_otherhost_dropped_inc(skb->dev);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_OTHERHOST);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -161,9 +162,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *ip6_rcv_core(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	__IP6_UPD_PO_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_IN, skb->len);
 
+	SKB_DR_SET(reason, NOT_SPECIFIED);
 	if ((skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL ||
 	    !idev || unlikely(idev->cnf.disable_ipv6)) {
 		__IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INDISCARDS);
+		if (unlikely(idev->cnf.disable_ipv6))
+			SKB_DR_SET(reason, IPV6DISABLED);
 		goto drop;
 	}
 
@@ -187,8 +191,10 @@ static struct sk_buff *ip6_rcv_core(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
-	if (hdr->version != 6)
+	if (hdr->version != 6) {
+		SKB_DR_SET(reason, UNHANDLED_PROTO);
 		goto err;
+	}
 
 	__IP6_ADD_STATS(net, idev,
 			IPSTATS_MIB_NOECTPKTS +
@@ -226,8 +232,10 @@ static struct sk_buff *ip6_rcv_core(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&hdr->daddr) &&
 	    (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_BROADCAST ||
 	     skb->pkt_type == PACKET_MULTICAST) &&
-	    idev->cnf.drop_unicast_in_l2_multicast)
+	    idev->cnf.drop_unicast_in_l2_multicast) {
+		SKB_DR_SET(reason, UNICAST_IN_L2_MULTICAST);
 		goto err;
+	}
 
 	/* RFC4291 2.7
 	 * Nodes must not originate a packet to a multicast address whose scope
@@ -256,12 +264,11 @@ static struct sk_buff *ip6_rcv_core(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		if (pkt_len + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) > skb->len) {
 			__IP6_INC_STATS(net,
 					idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INTRUNCATEDPKTS);
+			SKB_DR_SET(reason, PKT_TOO_SMALL);
 			goto drop;
 		}
-		if (pskb_trim_rcsum(skb, pkt_len + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr))) {
-			__IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
-			goto drop;
-		}
+		if (pskb_trim_rcsum(skb, pkt_len + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)))
+			goto err;
 		hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	}
 
@@ -282,9 +289,10 @@ static struct sk_buff *ip6_rcv_core(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	return skb;
 err:
 	__IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
+	SKB_DR_OR(reason, IP_INHDR);
 drop:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
 	return NULL;
 }