diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index c564b68a0562..993e2d76fc1f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ int ip6_datagram_send_ctl(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 {
 	struct in6_pktinfo *src_info;
 	struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
+	struct ipv6_rt_hdr *orthdr;
 	struct ipv6_rt_hdr *rthdr;
 	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *hdr;
 	struct ipv6_txoptions *opt = ipc6->opt;
@@ -924,9 +925,13 @@ int ip6_datagram_send_ctl(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 				goto exit_f;
 			}
 			if (cmsg->cmsg_type == IPV6_DSTOPTS) {
+				if (opt->dst1opt)
+					opt->opt_flen -= ipv6_optlen(opt->dst1opt);
 				opt->opt_flen += len;
 				opt->dst1opt = hdr;
 			} else {
+				if (opt->dst0opt)
+					opt->opt_nflen -= ipv6_optlen(opt->dst0opt);
 				opt->opt_nflen += len;
 				opt->dst0opt = hdr;
 			}
@@ -969,12 +974,17 @@ int ip6_datagram_send_ctl(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 				goto exit_f;
 			}
 
+			orthdr = opt->srcrt;
+			if (orthdr)
+				opt->opt_nflen -= ((orthdr->hdrlen + 1) << 3);
 			opt->opt_nflen += len;
 			opt->srcrt = rthdr;
 
 			if (cmsg->cmsg_type == IPV6_2292RTHDR && opt->dst1opt) {
 				int dsthdrlen = ((opt->dst1opt->hdrlen+1)<<3);
 
+				if (opt->dst0opt)
+					opt->opt_nflen -= ipv6_optlen(opt->dst0opt);
 				opt->opt_nflen += dsthdrlen;
 				opt->dst0opt = opt->dst1opt;
 				opt->dst1opt = NULL;