diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 203e069..5f26645 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -575,7 +575,9 @@
 	skb->priority = sk->sk_priority;
 	skb->dst = dst_clone(&rt->u.dst);
 
-	skb->nh.ipv6h = iph = (struct ipv6hdr *)skb_put(skb, length);
+	skb_put(skb, length);
+	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
+	iph = skb->nh.ipv6h;
 
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;