diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 6811901e6b1e..a027003d69a4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ int ip6_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl,
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
+	/* Allow local fragmentation. */
+	if (ipfragok)
+		skb->local_df = 1;
+
 	/*
 	 *	Fill in the IPv6 header
 	 */