diff --git a/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c
index 3936c137a572..2c383c12a431 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c
@@ -410,9 +410,12 @@ do_encap:
 			goto drop;
 		}
 
-		local_bh_disable();
-		dst_cache_set_ip6(&ilwt->cache, cache_dst, &fl6.saddr);
-		local_bh_enable();
+		/* cache only if we don't create a dst reference loop */
+		if (dst->lwtstate != cache_dst->lwtstate) {
+			local_bh_disable();
+			dst_cache_set_ip6(&ilwt->cache, cache_dst, &fl6.saddr);
+			local_bh_enable();
+		}
 
 		err = skb_cow_head(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(cache_dst->dev));
 		if (unlikely(err))
diff --git a/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
index 9b7d03563115..0ac4283acdf2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
@@ -235,9 +235,12 @@ static int rpl_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			goto drop;
 		}
 
-		local_bh_disable();
-		dst_cache_set_ip6(&rlwt->cache, dst, &fl6.saddr);
-		local_bh_enable();
+		/* cache only if we don't create a dst reference loop */
+		if (orig_dst->lwtstate != dst->lwtstate) {
+			local_bh_disable();
+			dst_cache_set_ip6(&rlwt->cache, dst, &fl6.saddr);
+			local_bh_enable();
+		}
 
 		err = skb_cow_head(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dst->dev));
 		if (unlikely(err))
diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
index eacc4e91b48e..33833b2064c0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
@@ -576,9 +576,12 @@ static int seg6_output_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 			goto drop;
 		}
 
-		local_bh_disable();
-		dst_cache_set_ip6(&slwt->cache, dst, &fl6.saddr);
-		local_bh_enable();
+		/* cache only if we don't create a dst reference loop */
+		if (orig_dst->lwtstate != dst->lwtstate) {
+			local_bh_disable();
+			dst_cache_set_ip6(&slwt->cache, dst, &fl6.saddr);
+			local_bh_enable();
+		}
 
 		err = skb_cow_head(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dst->dev));
 		if (unlikely(err))