diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_local.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_local.c
index 95ea0b62729a..7b5212220185 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_local.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_local.c
@@ -261,6 +261,15 @@ static bool decap_and_validate(struct sk_buff *skb, int proto)
 
 		memset(IPCB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IPCB(skb)));
 		IPCB(skb)->iif = iif;
+	} else if (proto == IPPROTO_IPV6) {
+		bool l3slave = ipv6_l3mdev_skb(IP6CB(skb)->flags);
+		int iif = IP6CB(skb)->iif;
+
+		memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb)));
+		IP6CB(skb)->iif = iif;
+		IP6CB(skb)->nhoff = offsetof(struct ipv6hdr, nexthdr);
+		if (l3slave)
+			IP6CB(skb)->flags |= IP6SKB_L3SLAVE;
 	}
 
 	return true;