diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 42f363661d25..cc28b8646986 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1275,11 +1275,11 @@ ip4ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			fl6.flowi6_mark = skb->mark;
 	}
 
+	dsfield = INET_ECN_encapsulate(dsfield, ipv4_get_dsfield(iph));
+
 	if (iptunnel_handle_offloads(skb, SKB_GSO_IPXIP6))
 		return -1;
 
-	dsfield = INET_ECN_encapsulate(dsfield, ipv4_get_dsfield(iph));
-
 	skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, IPPROTO_IPIP);
 
 	err = ip6_tnl_xmit(skb, dev, dsfield, &fl6, encap_limit, &mtu,
@@ -1362,11 +1362,11 @@ ip6ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			fl6.flowi6_mark = skb->mark;
 	}
 
+	dsfield = INET_ECN_encapsulate(dsfield, ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6h));
+
 	if (iptunnel_handle_offloads(skb, SKB_GSO_IPXIP6))
 		return -1;
 
-	dsfield = INET_ECN_encapsulate(dsfield, ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6h));
-
 	skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, IPPROTO_IPV6);
 
 	err = ip6_tnl_xmit(skb, dev, dsfield, &fl6, encap_limit, &mtu,