diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 7366feb8b5b3..e03c1d2f6707 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4481,6 +4481,10 @@ static void napi_reuse_skb(struct napi_struct *napi, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb->vlan_tci = 0;
 	skb->dev = napi->dev;
 	skb->skb_iif = 0;
+
+	/* eth_type_trans() assumes pkt_type is PACKET_HOST */
+	skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
+
 	skb->encapsulation = 0;
 	skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = 0;
 	skb->truesize = SKB_TRUESIZE(skb_end_offset(skb));