diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index a85062b72116..e0c1929a3935 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipgre_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev
 		tiph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 	}
 
+	memset(&(IPCB(skb)->opt), 0, sizeof(IPCB(skb)->opt));
 	if ((dst = tiph->daddr) == 0) {
 		/* NBMA tunnel */
 
@@ -912,7 +913,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipgre_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev
 	skb_push(skb, gre_hlen);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 	skb_set_transport_header(skb, sizeof(*iph));
-	memset(&(IPCB(skb)->opt), 0, sizeof(IPCB(skb)->opt));
 	IPCB(skb)->flags &= ~(IPSKB_XFRM_TUNNEL_SIZE | IPSKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED |
 			      IPSKB_REROUTED);
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index 191fc24a745a..b3fc09d124cd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (tos & 1)
 		tos = old_iph->tos;
 
+	memset(&(IPCB(skb)->opt), 0, sizeof(IPCB(skb)->opt));
 	if (!dst) {
 		/* NBMA tunnel */
 		if ((rt = skb_rtable(skb)) == NULL) {
@@ -571,7 +572,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	skb->transport_header = skb->network_header;
 	skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct iphdr));
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-	memset(&(IPCB(skb)->opt), 0, sizeof(IPCB(skb)->opt));
 	IPCB(skb)->flags &= ~(IPSKB_XFRM_TUNNEL_SIZE | IPSKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED |
 			      IPSKB_REROUTED);
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);