diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
index 71f2394abbf7..e0348cb0a1dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
@@ -61,10 +61,20 @@ static inline int virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		/* gso packets without NEEDS_CSUM do not set transport_offset.
 		 * probe and drop if does not match one of the above types.
 		 */
-		if (gso_type) {
+		if (gso_type && skb->network_header) {
+			if (!skb->protocol)
+				virtio_net_hdr_set_proto(skb, hdr);
+retry:
 			skb_probe_transport_header(skb, -1);
-			if (!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb))
+			if (!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb)) {
+				/* UFO does not specify ipv4 or 6: try both */
+				if (gso_type & SKB_GSO_UDP &&
+				    skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
+					skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
+					goto retry;
+				}
 				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 		}
 	}