diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6.h b/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6.h
index 52a7b9e76428..d97e268cdfe5 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ enum nf_ip6_hook_priorities {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
+extern int ip6_route_me_harder(struct sk_buff *skb);
 extern unsigned int nf_ip6_checksum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hook,
 				    unsigned int dataoff, u_int8_t protocol);
 
diff --git a/include/net/ip6_route.h b/include/net/ip6_route.h
index 297909570041..6ca6b71dfe0f 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_route.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_route.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ extern void			ip6_route_input(struct sk_buff *skb);
 extern struct dst_entry *	ip6_route_output(struct sock *sk,
 						 struct flowi *fl);
 
-extern int			ip6_route_me_harder(struct sk_buff *skb);
-
 extern void			ip6_route_init(void);
 extern void			ip6_route_cleanup(void);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
index 32db04fd8310..386ea260e767 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
@@ -180,12 +180,8 @@ ip6t_local_hook(unsigned int hook,
 		&& (memcmp(&(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->saddr, &saddr, sizeof(saddr))
 		    || memcmp(&(*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->daddr, &daddr, sizeof(daddr))
 		    || (*pskb)->nfmark != nfmark
-		    || (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit != hop_limit)) {
-
-		/* something which could affect routing has changed */
-
-		DEBUGP("ip6table_mangle: we'd need to re-route a packet\n");
-	}
+		    || (*pskb)->nh.ipv6h->hop_limit != hop_limit))
+		return ip6_route_me_harder(*pskb) == 0 ? ret : NF_DROP;
 
 	return ret;
 }