diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv4.c
index 2687db015b6f..fa2ba7c500e4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv4.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ int nf_nat_icmp_reply_translation(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/* Change outer to look like the reply to an incoming packet */
 	nf_ct_invert_tuplepr(&target, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple);
+	target.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_ICMP;
 	if (!nf_nat_ipv4_manip_pkt(skb, 0, &target, manip))
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv6.c
index 23022447eb49..7a41ee3c11b4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv6.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ int nf_nat_icmpv6_reply_translation(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	nf_ct_invert_tuplepr(&target, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple);
+	target.dst.protonum = IPPROTO_ICMPV6;
 	if (!nf_nat_ipv6_manip_pkt(skb, 0, &target, manip))
 		return 0;