diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index fca5fe0..a67955e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -2750,7 +2750,10 @@ int inet_rtm_getroute(struct sk_buff *in
 	/* Reserve room for dummy headers, this skb can pass
 	   through good chunk of routing engine.
 	 */
-	skb->mac.raw = skb->data;
+	skb->mac.raw = skb->nh.raw = skb->data;
+
+	/* Bugfix: need to give ip_route_input enough of an IP header to not gag. */
+	skb->nh.iph->protocol = IPPROTO_ICMP;
 	skb_reserve(skb, MAX_HEADER + sizeof(struct iphdr));
 
 	if (rta[RTA_SRC - 1])