diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index 829650540780..daf80863d3a5 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -975,6 +975,8 @@ int ip6_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb);
 int ip6_input(struct sk_buff *skb);
 int ip6_mc_input(struct sk_buff *skb);
+void ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr,
+			      bool have_final);
 
 int __ip6_local_out(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int ip6_local_out(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index df58e1100226..3c06cc9e9b79 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -319,28 +319,26 @@ void ipv6_list_rcv(struct list_head *head, struct packet_type *pt,
 /*
  *	Deliver the packet to the host
  */
-
-
-static int ip6_input_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+void ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr,
+			      bool have_final)
 {
 	const struct inet6_protocol *ipprot;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
 	unsigned int nhoff;
-	int nexthdr;
 	bool raw;
-	bool have_final = false;
 
 	/*
 	 *	Parse extension headers
 	 */
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 resubmit:
 	idev = ip6_dst_idev(skb_dst(skb));
-	if (!pskb_pull(skb, skb_transport_offset(skb)))
-		goto discard;
 	nhoff = IP6CB(skb)->nhoff;
-	nexthdr = skb_network_header(skb)[nhoff];
+	if (!have_final) {
+		if (!pskb_pull(skb, skb_transport_offset(skb)))
+			goto discard;
+		nexthdr = skb_network_header(skb)[nhoff];
+	}
 
 resubmit_final:
 	raw = raw6_local_deliver(skb, nexthdr);
@@ -423,13 +421,19 @@ static int ip6_input_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *sk
 			consume_skb(skb);
 		}
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return 0;
+	return;
 
 discard:
 	__IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INDISCARDS);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	kfree_skb(skb);
+}
+
+static int ip6_input_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu(net, skb, 0, false);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	return 0;
 }