diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index 382124d6f764..9746c624a550 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	 */
 	if (len > INT_MAX - transhdrlen)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
-	ulen = len + transhdrlen;
 
 	/* Mirror BSD error message compatibility */
 	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_OOB)
@@ -629,6 +628,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 
 back_from_confirm:
 	lock_sock(sk);
+	ulen = len + skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_write_queue) ? transhdrlen : 0;
 	err = ip6_append_data(sk, ip_generic_getfrag, msg,
 			      ulen, transhdrlen, &ipc6,
 			      &fl6, (struct rt6_info *)dst,