diff --git a/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c
index 2c383c12a431..6c61b306f2e9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ static int ioam6_do_encap(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 static int ioam6_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb), *cache_dst = NULL;
-	struct in6_addr orig_daddr;
 	struct ioam6_lwt *ilwt;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	u32 pkt_cnt;
@@ -352,8 +351,6 @@ static int ioam6_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (pkt_cnt % ilwt->freq.n >= ilwt->freq.k)
 		goto out;
 
-	orig_daddr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
-
 	local_bh_disable();
 	cache_dst = dst_cache_get(&ilwt->cache);
 	local_bh_enable();
@@ -422,7 +419,8 @@ static int ioam6_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			goto drop;
 	}
 
-	if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&orig_daddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr)) {
+	/* avoid a lwtunnel_input() loop when dst_entry is the same */
+	if (dst->lwtstate != cache_dst->lwtstate) {
 		skb_dst_drop(skb);
 		skb_dst_set(skb, cache_dst);
 		return dst_output(net, sk, skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
index c26bf284459f..dc004e9aa649 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ static int rpl_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			goto drop;
 	}
 
+	/* avoid a lwtunnel_output() loop when dst_entry is the same */
+	if (orig_dst->lwtstate == dst->lwtstate) {
+		dst_release(dst);
+		return orig_dst->lwtstate->orig_output(net, sk, skb);
+	}
+
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 	skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
 
@@ -305,6 +311,10 @@ static int rpl_input(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
 	}
 
+	/* avoid a lwtunnel_input() loop when dst_entry is the same */
+	if (lwtst == dst->lwtstate)
+		return dst->lwtstate->orig_input(skb);
+
 	return dst_input(skb);
 
 drop:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
index 6045e850b4bf..5ce662d8f334 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
@@ -467,9 +467,16 @@ static int seg6_input_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 	return dst_input(skb);
 }
 
+static int seg6_input_redirect_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
+				      struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb_dst(skb)->lwtstate->orig_input(skb);
+}
+
 static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 			   struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	int (*in_func)(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 	struct dst_entry *orig_dst = skb_dst(skb);
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 	struct lwtunnel_state *lwtst;
@@ -515,12 +522,18 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 		skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
 	}
 
+	/* avoid a lwtunnel_input() loop when dst_entry is the same */
+	if (lwtst == dst->lwtstate)
+		in_func = seg6_input_redirect_finish;
+	else
+		in_func = seg6_input_finish;
+
 	if (static_branch_unlikely(&nf_hooks_lwtunnel_enabled))
 		return NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT,
 			       dev_net(skb->dev), NULL, skb, NULL,
-			       skb_dst(skb)->dev, seg6_input_finish);
+			       skb_dst(skb)->dev, in_func);
 
-	return seg6_input_finish(dev_net(skb->dev), NULL, skb);
+	return in_func(dev_net(skb->dev), NULL, skb);
 drop:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return err;
@@ -554,6 +567,7 @@ static int seg6_input(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static int seg6_output_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 			    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	int (*out_func)(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 	struct dst_entry *orig_dst = skb_dst(skb);
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 	struct seg6_lwt *slwt;
@@ -598,14 +612,21 @@ static int seg6_output_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 			goto drop;
 	}
 
-	skb_dst_drop(skb);
-	skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
+	/* avoid a lwtunnel_output() loop when dst_entry is the same */
+	if (orig_dst->lwtstate == dst->lwtstate) {
+		dst_release(dst);
+		out_func = orig_dst->lwtstate->orig_output;
+	} else {
+		skb_dst_drop(skb);
+		skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
+		out_func = dst_output;
+	}
 
 	if (static_branch_unlikely(&nf_hooks_lwtunnel_enabled))
 		return NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT, net, sk, skb,
-			       NULL, skb_dst(skb)->dev, dst_output);
+			       NULL, skb_dst(skb)->dev, out_func);
 
-	return dst_output(net, sk, skb);
+	return out_func(net, sk, skb);
 drop:
 	dst_release(dst);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
