diff --git a/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h b/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
index 835491bd5636..fb9e0153f4f2 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ struct ip6_tnl {
 	/* These fields used only by GRE */
 	__u32 i_seqno;	/* The last seen seqno	*/
 	__u32 o_seqno;	/* The last output seqno */
-	int hlen;       /* Precalculated GRE header length */
+	int hlen;       /* tun_hlen + encap_hlen */
+	int tun_hlen;	/* Precalculated header length */
 	int mlink;
+
 };
 
 /* Tunnel encapsulation limit destination sub-option */
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ __u32 ip6_tnl_get_cap(struct ip6_tnl *t, const struct in6_addr *laddr,
 			     const struct in6_addr *raddr);
 struct net *ip6_tnl_get_link_net(const struct net_device *dev);
 int ip6_tnl_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev);
+int ip6_tnl_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 static inline void ip6tunnel_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index b1f31d2b17cd..ade55af6ace6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1540,8 +1540,7 @@ ip6_tnl_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
  *   %-EINVAL if mtu too small
  **/
 
-static int
-ip6_tnl_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
+int ip6_tnl_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl *tnl = netdev_priv(dev);
 
@@ -1557,6 +1556,7 @@ ip6_tnl_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip6_tnl_change_mtu);
 
 int ip6_tnl_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -1632,6 +1632,9 @@ ip6_tnl_dev_init_gen(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto destroy_dst;
 
+	t->hlen = 0;
+	t->tun_hlen = 0;
+
 	return 0;
 
 destroy_dst: