diff --git a/include/net/ip.h b/include/net/ip.h
index 85108cfbb1ae..d9a0e74d8923 100644
--- a/include/net/ip.h
+++ b/include/net/ip.h
@@ -326,6 +326,22 @@ static __inline__ void inet_reset_saddr(struct sock *sk)
 
 #endif
 
+static inline int sk_mc_loop(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	if (!sk)
+		return 1;
+	switch (sk->sk_family) {
+	case AF_INET:
+		return inet_sk(sk)->mc_loop;
+#if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
+	case AF_INET6:
+		return inet6_sk(sk)->mc_loop;
+#endif
+	}
+	__WARN();
+	return 1;
+}
+
 extern int	ip_call_ra_chain(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index e34013a78ef4..3451799e3dbf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int ip_mc_output(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 */
 
 	if (rt->rt_flags&RTCF_MULTICAST) {
-		if ((!sk || inet_sk(sk)->mc_loop)
+		if (sk_mc_loop(sk)
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_MROUTE
 		/* Small optimization: do not loopback not local frames,
 		   which returned after forwarding; they will be  dropped
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index cd48801a8d6f..eb6d09728633 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -121,10 +121,9 @@ static int ip6_output2(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb->dev = dev;
 
 	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr)) {
-		struct ipv6_pinfo* np = skb->sk ? inet6_sk(skb->sk) : NULL;
 		struct inet6_dev *idev = ip6_dst_idev(skb_dst(skb));
 
-		if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) && (!np || np->mc_loop) &&
+		if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) && sk_mc_loop(skb->sk) &&
 		    ((mroute6_socket(dev_net(dev)) &&
 		     !(IP6CB(skb)->flags & IP6SKB_FORWARDED)) ||
 		     ipv6_chk_mcast_addr(dev, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,