diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
index 4d4399c5c5ea..40ac23242c37 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ int seg6_do_srh_encap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ipv6_sr_hdr *osrh, int proto)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	hdr->payload_len = htons(skb->len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+
 	skb_postpush_rcsum(skb, hdr, tot_len);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -240,6 +242,8 @@ int seg6_do_srh_inline(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ipv6_sr_hdr *osrh)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	hdr->payload_len = htons(skb->len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+
 	skb_postpush_rcsum(skb, hdr, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + hdrlen);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -301,7 +305,6 @@ static int seg6_do_srh(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = htons(skb->len - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 	skb_set_transport_header(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 
 	return 0;