diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index d577bf2f3053..d91da522c34e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -2054,8 +2054,6 @@ struct sk_buff *ip6_make_skb(struct sock *sk,
 		ip6_cork_release(cork, &v6_cork);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
-	if (ipc6->dontfrag < 0)
-		ipc6->dontfrag = inet6_test_bit(DONTFRAG, sk);
 
 	err = __ip6_append_data(sk, &queue, cork, &v6_cork,
 				&current->task_frag, getfrag, from,