diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 50af7061ecdb..e79330f214bd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ drop:
 
 static int ip4ip6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return ipxip6_rcv(skb, IPPROTO_IP, &tpi_v4,
+	return ipxip6_rcv(skb, IPPROTO_IPIP, &tpi_v4,
 			  ip4ip6_dscp_ecn_decapsulate);
 }