diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index fc7ca1e46908..4381ea53fa91 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -540,7 +540,8 @@ static int ipip6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
-	if (!ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach(skb, iph->ihl * 4, type, data_len))
+	if (__in6_dev_get(skb->dev) &&
+	    !ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach(skb, iph->ihl * 4, type, data_len))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (t->parms.iph.daddr == 0)