diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 6eab37cf5345..58e5b4710127 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -485,11 +485,11 @@ static void ipip6_tunnel_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 static int ipip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	const struct iphdr *iph = (const struct iphdr *) skb->data;
+	int ihl = ((const struct iphdr *)skb->data)->ihl*4;
 	struct rt6_info *rt;
 	struct sk_buff *skb2;
 
-	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, iph->ihl * 4 + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + 8))
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, ihl + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + 8))
 		return 1;
 
 	skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static int ipip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return 1;
 
 	skb_dst_drop(skb2);
-	skb_pull(skb2, iph->ihl * 4);
+	skb_pull(skb2, ihl);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb2);
 
 	rt = rt6_lookup(dev_net(skb->dev), &ipv6_hdr(skb2)->saddr, NULL, 0, 0);