diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index 977d8900cfd1..ce53dcfda88a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int nf_ct_frag6_queue(struct frag_queue *fq, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if ((unsigned int)end > IPV6_MAXPLEN) {
 		pr_debug("offset is too large.\n");
-		return -1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	ecn = ip6_frag_ecn(ipv6_hdr(skb));
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static int nf_ct_frag6_queue(struct frag_queue *fq, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 * this case. -DaveM
 			 */
 			pr_debug("end of fragment not rounded to 8 bytes.\n");
-			return -1;
+			return -EPROTO;
 		}
 		if (end > fq->q.len) {
 			/* Some bits beyond end -> corruption. */
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int nf_ct_frag6_queue(struct frag_queue *fq, struct sk_buff *skb,
 discard_fq:
 	inet_frag_kill(&fq->q, &nf_frags);
 err:
-	return -1;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ find_prev_fhdr(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *prevhdrp, int *prevhoff, int *fhoff)
 
 int nf_ct_frag6_gather(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 user)
 {
+	u16 savethdr = skb->transport_header;
 	struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
 	int fhoff, nhoff, ret;
 	struct frag_hdr *fhdr;
@@ -600,8 +601,12 @@ int nf_ct_frag6_gather(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 user)
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&fq->q.lock);
 
-	if (nf_ct_frag6_queue(fq, skb, fhdr, nhoff) < 0) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	ret = nf_ct_frag6_queue(fq, skb, fhdr, nhoff);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (ret == -EPROTO) {
+			skb->transport_header = savethdr;
+			ret = 0;
+		}
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}