diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index f3014e4f54fc..0a14daaa5dd4 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -536,7 +536,8 @@ static inline int xfrm_af2proto(unsigned int family)
 
 static inline const struct xfrm_mode *xfrm_ip2inner_mode(struct xfrm_state *x, int ipproto)
 {
-	if ((ipproto == IPPROTO_IPIP && x->props.family == AF_INET) ||
+	if ((x->sel.family != AF_UNSPEC) ||
+	    (ipproto == IPPROTO_IPIP && x->props.family == AF_INET) ||
 	    (ipproto == IPPROTO_IPV6 && x->props.family == AF_INET6))
 		return &x->inner_mode;
 	else
diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c b/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
index e0d94270da28..05828d4cb6cd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@ static struct sk_buff *xfrm4_tunnel_gso_segment(struct xfrm_state *x,
 						struct sk_buff *skb,
 						netdev_features_t features)
 {
-	__be16 type = x->inner_mode.family == AF_INET6 ? htons(ETH_P_IPV6)
-						       : htons(ETH_P_IP);
+	const struct xfrm_mode *inner_mode = xfrm_ip2inner_mode(x,
+					XFRM_MODE_SKB_CB(skb)->protocol);
+	__be16 type = inner_mode->family == AF_INET6 ? htons(ETH_P_IPV6)
+						     : htons(ETH_P_IP);
 
 	return skb_eth_gso_segment(skb, features, type);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c b/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
index 7b41fb4f00b5..22410243ebe8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
@@ -158,8 +158,10 @@ static struct sk_buff *xfrm6_tunnel_gso_segment(struct xfrm_state *x,
 						struct sk_buff *skb,
 						netdev_features_t features)
 {
-	__be16 type = x->inner_mode.family == AF_INET ? htons(ETH_P_IP)
-						      : htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
+	const struct xfrm_mode *inner_mode = xfrm_ip2inner_mode(x,
+					XFRM_MODE_SKB_CB(skb)->protocol);
+	__be16 type = inner_mode->family == AF_INET ? htons(ETH_P_IP)
+						    : htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 
 	return skb_eth_gso_segment(skb, features, type);
 }