diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_tcp.c
index 2d3f6aeafe52..f86b763efcc4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_tcp.c
@@ -584,13 +584,7 @@ tcp_state_transition(struct ip_vs_conn *cp, int direction,
 {
 	struct tcphdr _tcph, *th;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
-	int ihl = cp->af == AF_INET ? ip_hdrlen(skb) : sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-#else
-	int ihl = ip_hdrlen(skb);
-#endif
-
-	th = skb_header_pointer(skb, ihl, sizeof(_tcph), &_tcph);
+	th = skb_header_pointer(skb, iph_len, sizeof(_tcph), &_tcph);
 	if (th == NULL)
 		return;