diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index 191fc24..8f024d4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
 	__be16 df = tiph->frag_off;
 	struct rtable *rt;     			/* Route to the other host */
 	struct net_device *tdev;		/* Device to other host */
-	const struct iphdr  *old_iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	const struct iphdr  *old_iph;
 	struct iphdr  *iph;			/* Our new IP header */
 	unsigned int max_headroom;		/* The extra header space needed */
 	__be32 dst = tiph->daddr;
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@
 	    skb_checksum_help(skb))
 		goto tx_error;
 
+	old_iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+
 	if (tos & 1)
 		tos = old_iph->tos;