diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index a027003d69a4..a4402de425d9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ int ip6_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl,
 	skb->mark = sk->sk_mark;
 
 	mtu = dst_mtu(dst);
-	if ((skb->len <= mtu) || ipfragok || skb_is_gso(skb)) {
+	if ((skb->len <= mtu) || skb->local_df || skb_is_gso(skb)) {
 		IP6_INC_STATS(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst),
 			      IPSTATS_MIB_OUTREQUESTS);
 		return NF_HOOK(PF_INET6, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT, skb, NULL, dst->dev,