diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 67e25f6d15a4..ae269a2e7f4d 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3576,17 +3576,49 @@ struct page_pool_bh {
 };
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct page_pool_bh, system_page_pool);
 
+#define XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT	8
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
 static inline int dev_recursion_level(void)
 {
 	return this_cpu_read(softnet_data.xmit.recursion);
 }
+
+static inline bool dev_xmit_recursion(void)
+{
+	return unlikely(__this_cpu_read(softnet_data.xmit.recursion) >
+			XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT);
+}
+
+static inline void dev_xmit_recursion_inc(void)
+{
+	__this_cpu_inc(softnet_data.xmit.recursion);
+}
+
+static inline void dev_xmit_recursion_dec(void)
+{
+	__this_cpu_dec(softnet_data.xmit.recursion);
+}
 #else
 static inline int dev_recursion_level(void)
 {
 	return current->net_xmit.recursion;
 }
 
+static inline bool dev_xmit_recursion(void)
+{
+	return unlikely(current->net_xmit.recursion > XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT);
+}
+
+static inline void dev_xmit_recursion_inc(void)
+{
+	current->net_xmit.recursion++;
+}
+
+static inline void dev_xmit_recursion_dec(void)
+{
+	current->net_xmit.recursion--;
+}
 #endif
 
 void __netif_schedule(struct Qdisc *q);
diff --git a/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h b/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
index 120db2865811..1253cbb4b0a4 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ static inline void ip6tunnel_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	int pkt_len, err;
 
+	if (dev_recursion_level() > IP_TUNNEL_RECURSION_LIMIT) {
+		net_crit_ratelimited("Dead loop on virtual device %s, fix it urgently!\n",
+				     dev->name);
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	dev_xmit_recursion_inc();
+
 	memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(struct inet6_skb_parm));
 	IP6CB(skb)->flags = ip6cb_flags;
 	pkt_len = skb->len - skb_inner_network_offset(skb);
@@ -166,6 +176,8 @@ static inline void ip6tunnel_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			pkt_len = -1;
 		iptunnel_xmit_stats(dev, pkt_len);
 	}
+
+	dev_xmit_recursion_dec();
 }
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
index 4021e6a73e32..80662f812080 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
 #include <net/ip6_route.h>
 #endif
 
+/* Recursion limit for tunnel xmit to detect routing loops.
+ * Unlike XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT (8) used in the no-qdisc path, tunnel
+ * recursion involves route lookups and full IP output, consuming much
+ * more stack per level, so a lower limit is needed.
+ */
+#define IP_TUNNEL_RECURSION_LIMIT	4
+
 /* Keep error state on tunnel for 30 sec */
 #define IPTUNNEL_ERR_TIMEO	(30*HZ)
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.h b/net/core/dev.h
index 98793a738f43..781619e76b3e 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.h
+++ b/net/core/dev.h
@@ -366,41 +366,6 @@ static inline void napi_assert_will_not_race(const struct napi_struct *napi)
 
 void kick_defer_list_purge(unsigned int cpu);
 
-#define XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT	8
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
-static inline bool dev_xmit_recursion(void)
-{
-	return unlikely(__this_cpu_read(softnet_data.xmit.recursion) >
-			XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT);
-}
-
-static inline void dev_xmit_recursion_inc(void)
-{
-	__this_cpu_inc(softnet_data.xmit.recursion);
-}
-
-static inline void dev_xmit_recursion_dec(void)
-{
-	__this_cpu_dec(softnet_data.xmit.recursion);
-}
-#else
-static inline bool dev_xmit_recursion(void)
-{
-	return unlikely(current->net_xmit.recursion > XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT);
-}
-
-static inline void dev_xmit_recursion_inc(void)
-{
-	current->net_xmit.recursion++;
-}
-
-static inline void dev_xmit_recursion_dec(void)
-{
-	current->net_xmit.recursion--;
-}
-#endif
-
 int dev_set_hwtstamp_phylib(struct net_device *dev,
 			    struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *cfg,
 			    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
index 2e61ac137128..b1b6bf949f65 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ void iptunnel_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct rtable *rt, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct iphdr *iph;
 	int err;
 
+	if (dev_recursion_level() > IP_TUNNEL_RECURSION_LIMIT) {
+		net_crit_ratelimited("Dead loop on virtual device %s, fix it urgently!\n",
+				     dev->name);
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
+		ip_rt_put(rt);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	dev_xmit_recursion_inc();
+
 	skb_scrub_packet(skb, xnet);
 
 	skb_clear_hash_if_not_l4(skb);
@@ -88,6 +99,8 @@ void iptunnel_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct rtable *rt, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			pkt_len = 0;
 		iptunnel_xmit_stats(dev, pkt_len);
 	}
+
+	dev_xmit_recursion_dec();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iptunnel_xmit);