diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index 46e0726..c6f5df1b 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -495,10 +495,8 @@
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 	struct flowi6 fl6;
 	struct sockcm_cookie sockc_unused = {0};
+	struct ipcm6_cookie ipc6;
 	int addr_len = msg->msg_namelen;
-	int hlimit = -1;
-	int tclass = -1;
-	int dontfrag = -1;
 	int transhdrlen = 4; /* zero session-id */
 	int ulen = len + transhdrlen;
 	int err;
@@ -520,6 +518,10 @@
 
 	fl6.flowi6_mark = sk->sk_mark;
 
+	ipc6.hlimit = -1;
+	ipc6.tclass = -1;
+	ipc6.dontfrag = -1;
+
 	if (lsa) {
 		if (addr_len < SIN6_LEN_RFC2133)
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -564,11 +566,11 @@
 		opt = &opt_space;
 		memset(opt, 0, sizeof(struct ipv6_txoptions));
 		opt->tot_len = sizeof(struct ipv6_txoptions);
+		ipc6.opt = opt;
 
-                err = ip6_datagram_send_ctl(sock_net(sk), sk, msg, &fl6, opt,
-                                            &hlimit, &tclass, &dontfrag,
-                                            &sockc_unused);
-                if (err < 0) {
+		err = ip6_datagram_send_ctl(sock_net(sk), sk, msg, &fl6, &ipc6,
+					    &sockc_unused);
+		if (err < 0) {
 			fl6_sock_release(flowlabel);
 			return err;
 		}
@@ -588,6 +590,7 @@
 	if (flowlabel)
 		opt = fl6_merge_options(&opt_space, flowlabel, opt);
 	opt = ipv6_fixup_options(&opt_space, opt);
+	ipc6.opt = opt;
 
 	fl6.flowi6_proto = sk->sk_protocol;
 	if (!ipv6_addr_any(daddr))
@@ -612,14 +615,14 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (hlimit < 0)
-		hlimit = ip6_sk_dst_hoplimit(np, &fl6, dst);
+	if (ipc6.hlimit < 0)
+		ipc6.hlimit = ip6_sk_dst_hoplimit(np, &fl6, dst);
 
-	if (tclass < 0)
-		tclass = np->tclass;
+	if (ipc6.tclass < 0)
+		ipc6.tclass = np->tclass;
 
-	if (dontfrag < 0)
-		dontfrag = np->dontfrag;
+	if (ipc6.dontfrag < 0)
+		ipc6.dontfrag = np->dontfrag;
 
 	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_CONFIRM)
 		goto do_confirm;
@@ -627,9 +630,9 @@
 back_from_confirm:
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	err = ip6_append_data(sk, ip_generic_getfrag, msg,
-			      ulen, transhdrlen, hlimit, tclass, opt,
+			      ulen, transhdrlen, &ipc6,
 			      &fl6, (struct rt6_info *)dst,
-			      msg->msg_flags, dontfrag, &sockc_unused);
+			      msg->msg_flags, &sockc_unused);
 	if (err)
 		ip6_flush_pending_frames(sk);
 	else if (!(msg->msg_flags & MSG_MORE))