diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 1ababbb..6603511 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -353,6 +353,11 @@
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE)
 		goto out;
 
+	if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit < inet6_sk(sk)->min_hopcount) {
+		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TCPMINTTLDROP);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	seq = ntohl(th->seq);
 	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN &&
@@ -1678,6 +1683,7 @@
 static int tcp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct tcphdr *th;
+	struct ipv6hdr *hdr;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	int ret;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
@@ -1704,12 +1710,13 @@
 		goto bad_packet;
 
 	th = tcp_hdr(skb);
+	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq = ntohl(th->seq);
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq = (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq + th->syn + th->fin +
 				    skb->len - th->doff*4);
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->ack_seq = ntohl(th->ack_seq);
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when = 0;
-	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb));
+	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = ipv6_get_dsfield(hdr);
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked = 0;
 
 	sk = __inet6_lookup_skb(&tcp_hashinfo, skb, th->source, th->dest);
@@ -1720,6 +1727,11 @@
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT)
 		goto do_time_wait;
 
+	if (hdr->hop_limit < inet6_sk(sk)->min_hopcount) {
+		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TCPMINTTLDROP);
+		goto discard_and_relse;
+	}
+
 	if (!xfrm6_policy_check(sk, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb))
 		goto discard_and_relse;