diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 50d86e94d9ed..5dead399fe64 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ slow_path:
 		/*
 		 *	Copy a block of the IP datagram.
 		 */
-		if (skb_copy_bits(skb, ptr, skb_transport_header(skb), len))
+		if (skb_copy_bits(skb, ptr, skb_transport_header(frag), len))
 			BUG();
 		left -= len;