diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
index 6abb45a67199..ee349c243878 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ static int __xfrm6_output_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buf
 	return xfrm_output(sk, skb);
 }
 
+static int xfrm6_noneed_fragment(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct frag_hdr *fh;
+	u8 prevhdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
+
+	if (prevhdr != NEXTHDR_FRAGMENT)
+		return 0;
+	fh = (struct frag_hdr *)(skb->data + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+	if (fh->nexthdr == NEXTHDR_ESP || fh->nexthdr == NEXTHDR_AUTH)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __xfrm6_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
@@ -80,6 +93,9 @@ static int __xfrm6_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		xfrm6_local_rxpmtu(skb, mtu);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	} else if (toobig && xfrm6_noneed_fragment(skb)) {
+		skb->ignore_df = 1;
+		goto skip_frag;
 	} else if (!skb->ignore_df && toobig && skb->sk) {
 		xfrm_local_error(skb, mtu);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
index 4420c8fd318a..da518b4ca84c 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
@@ -303,7 +303,10 @@ xfrmi_xmit2(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct flowi *fl)
 			if (mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
 				mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
 
-			icmpv6_ndo_send(skb, ICMPV6_PKT_TOOBIG, 0, mtu);
+			if (skb->len > 1280)
+				icmpv6_ndo_send(skb, ICMPV6_PKT_TOOBIG, 0, mtu);
+			else
+				goto xmit;
 		} else {
 			if (!(ip_hdr(skb)->frag_off & htons(IP_DF)))
 				goto xmit;