diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 66e00ddc0d421..6f5d03b7d9c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -474,7 +474,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_out(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 	if (rt6_need_strict(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr))
 		return skb;
 
-	if (qdisc_tx_is_default(vrf_dev))
+	if (qdisc_tx_is_default(vrf_dev) ||
+	    IP6CB(skb)->flags & IP6SKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED)
 		return vrf_ip6_out_direct(vrf_dev, sk, skb);
 
 	return vrf_ip6_out_redirect(vrf_dev, skb);
@@ -686,7 +687,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip_out(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 	    ipv4_is_lbcast(ip_hdr(skb)->daddr))
 		return skb;
 
-	if (qdisc_tx_is_default(vrf_dev))
+	if (qdisc_tx_is_default(vrf_dev) ||
+	    IPCB(skb)->flags & IPSKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED)
 		return vrf_ip_out_direct(vrf_dev, sk, skb);
 
 	return vrf_ip_out_redirect(vrf_dev, skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c
index 89ba7c87de5df..30ddb9dc9398b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ int xfrm4_output_finish(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	memset(IPCB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IPCB(skb)));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
 	IPCB(skb)->flags |= IPSKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED;
-#endif
 
 	return xfrm_output(sk, skb);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
index fbe51d40bd7e9..e34167f790e67 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ int xfrm6_output_finish(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb)));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
 	IP6CB(skb)->flags |= IP6SKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED;
-#endif
 
 	return xfrm_output(sk, skb);
 }