diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index fc213350a6ed3605e241140b9e74de91bd272028..05f7419ed7c5049f6024b4fd9282de9463ef80d0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -724,8 +724,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipgre_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev
 			goto tx_error;
 		}
 
-		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP))
+		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
 			rt = skb_rtable(skb);
+			dst = rt->rt_gateway;
+		}
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 		else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
 			struct neighbour *neigh = dst_get_neighbour_noref(skb_dst(skb));