diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
index f98bb719190b..135712649d25 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
@@ -332,9 +332,8 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 
 	slwt = seg6_lwt_lwtunnel(orig_dst->lwtstate);
 
-	preempt_disable();
+	local_bh_disable();
 	dst = dst_cache_get(&slwt->cache);
-	preempt_enable();
 
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 
@@ -342,14 +341,13 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 		ip6_route_input(skb);
 		dst = skb_dst(skb);
 		if (!dst->error) {
-			preempt_disable();
 			dst_cache_set_ip6(&slwt->cache, dst,
 					  &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
-			preempt_enable();
 		}
 	} else {
 		skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
 	}
+	local_bh_enable();
 
 	err = skb_cow_head(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dst->dev));
 	if (unlikely(err))
@@ -405,9 +403,9 @@ static int seg6_output_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 
 	slwt = seg6_lwt_lwtunnel(orig_dst->lwtstate);
 
-	preempt_disable();
+	local_bh_disable();
 	dst = dst_cache_get(&slwt->cache);
-	preempt_enable();
+	local_bh_enable();
 
 	if (unlikely(!dst)) {
 		struct ipv6hdr *hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
@@ -427,9 +425,9 @@ static int seg6_output_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 			goto drop;
 		}
 
-		preempt_disable();
+		local_bh_disable();
 		dst_cache_set_ip6(&slwt->cache, dst, &fl6.saddr);
-		preempt_enable();
+		local_bh_enable();
 	}
 
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);