diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
index 305e2ed730bf4..115d60919f72c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int ipv6_skip_exthdr(const struct sk_buff *skb, int start, u8 *nexthdrp,
 				break;
 			hdrlen = 8;
 		} else if (nexthdr == NEXTHDR_AUTH)
-			hdrlen = (hp->hdrlen+2)<<2;
+			hdrlen = ipv6_authlen(hp);
 		else
 			hdrlen = ipv6_optlen(hp);