diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
index 6fcd7e2ca81f..964225580824 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
@@ -936,6 +936,12 @@ static void do_output(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb, int out_port,
 				pskb_trim(skb, ovs_mac_header_len(key));
 		}
 
+		/* Need to set the pkt_type to involve the routing layer.  The
+		 * packet movement through the OVS datapath doesn't generally
+		 * use routing, but this is needed for tunnel cases.
+		 */
+		skb->pkt_type = PACKET_OUTGOING;
+
 		if (likely(!mru ||
 		           (skb->len <= mru + vport->dev->hard_header_len))) {
 			ovs_vport_send(vport, skb, ovs_key_mac_proto(key));