diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.c
index fb5397324aa4..2db9573a3fe6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void mlx5e_ipsec_set_swp(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			eseg->swp_inner_l3_offset = skb_inner_network_offset(skb) / 2;
 			eseg->swp_inner_l4_offset =
 				(skb->csum_start + skb->head - skb->data) / 2;
-			if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+			if (inner_ip_hdr(skb)->version == 6)
 				eseg->swp_flags |= MLX5_ETH_WQE_SWP_INNER_L3_IPV6;
 			break;
 		default: