diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REJECT.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REJECT.c
index 51f13f8ec724f8..04b18c1ac34585 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REJECT.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REJECT.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static void send_reset(struct sk_buff *oldskb, int hook)
 	niph->saddr	= oiph->daddr;
 	niph->daddr	= oiph->saddr;
 
+	skb_reset_transport_header(nskb);
 	tcph = (struct tcphdr *)skb_put(nskb, sizeof(struct tcphdr));
 	memset(tcph, 0, sizeof(*tcph));
 	tcph->source	= oth->dest;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
index aad2fa41cf4600..9bc0349adbc463 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static void send_reset(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oldskb)
 	ip6h->saddr = oip6h->daddr;
 	ip6h->daddr = oip6h->saddr;
 
+	skb_reset_transport_header(nskb);
 	tcph = (struct tcphdr *)skb_put(nskb, sizeof(struct tcphdr));
 	/* Truncate to length (no data) */
 	tcph->doff = sizeof(struct tcphdr)/4;