diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index 71ec5e6..218a0de 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int vti6_rcv_cb(struct sk_buff *skb, int err)
 
 	x = xfrm_input_state(skb);
 
-	inner_mode = x->inner_mode;
+	inner_mode = &x->inner_mode;
 
 	if (x->sel.family == AF_UNSPEC) {
 		inner_mode = xfrm_ip2inner_mode(x, XFRM_MODE_SKB_CB(skb)->protocol);