diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index d07008a818df..1426bfc009bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ static void geneve_rx(struct geneve_dev *geneve, struct geneve_sock *gs,
 	if (ip_tunnel_collect_metadata() || gs->collect_md) {
 		__be16 flags;
 
-		flags = TUNNEL_KEY | TUNNEL_GENEVE_OPT |
-			(gnvh->oam ? TUNNEL_OAM : 0) |
+		flags = TUNNEL_KEY | (gnvh->oam ? TUNNEL_OAM : 0) |
 			(gnvh->critical ? TUNNEL_CRIT_OPT : 0);
 
 		tun_dst = udp_tun_rx_dst(skb, geneve_get_sk_family(gs), flags,
diff --git a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
index 02ccd32542d0..61620677b034 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
@@ -478,9 +478,11 @@ static inline void ip_tunnel_info_opts_set(struct ip_tunnel_info *info,
 					   const void *from, int len,
 					   __be16 flags)
 {
-	memcpy(ip_tunnel_info_opts(info), from, len);
 	info->options_len = len;
-	info->key.tun_flags |= flags;
+	if (len > 0) {
+		memcpy(ip_tunnel_info_opts(info), from, len);
+		info->key.tun_flags |= flags;
+	}
 }
 
 static inline struct ip_tunnel_info *lwt_tun_info(struct lwtunnel_state *lwtstate)
@@ -526,7 +528,6 @@ static inline void ip_tunnel_info_opts_set(struct ip_tunnel_info *info,
 					   __be16 flags)
 {
 	info->options_len = 0;
-	info->key.tun_flags |= flags;
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_INET */