diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index e1a9583bb419..66980d8d98d1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -110,12 +110,8 @@ struct ipv6_txoptions *ipv6_update_options(struct sock *sk,
 			icsk->icsk_ext_hdr_len = opt->opt_flen + opt->opt_nflen;
 			icsk->icsk_sync_mss(sk, icsk->icsk_pmtu_cookie);
 		}
-		opt = xchg(&inet6_sk(sk)->opt, opt);
-	} else {
-		spin_lock(&sk->sk_dst_lock);
-		opt = xchg(&inet6_sk(sk)->opt, opt);
-		spin_unlock(&sk->sk_dst_lock);
 	}
+	opt = xchg(&inet6_sk(sk)->opt, opt);
 	sk_dst_reset(sk);
 
 	return opt;