diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 94b5bf132b2e..5f8d242be3f3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@ int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto drop;
 	}
 
+	if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_HOST)
+		goto drop;
+
 	skb_forward_csum(skb);
 
 	/*