diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
index 6f00f88adab9..6cc9f6e2dd2b 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ xfrmi_xmit2(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct flowi *fl)
 	}
 
 	mtu = dst_mtu(dst);
-	if (!skb->ignore_df && skb->len > mtu) {
+	if (skb->len > mtu) {
 		skb_dst_update_pmtu_no_confirm(skb, mtu);
 
 		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {