diff --git a/include/net/lwtunnel.h b/include/net/lwtunnel.h
index 5d6c5b1fc695..ed1cd431e2b3 100644
--- a/include/net/lwtunnel.h
+++ b/include/net/lwtunnel.h
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
 #define LWTUNNEL_STATE_INPUT_REDIRECT	BIT(1)
 #define LWTUNNEL_STATE_XMIT_REDIRECT	BIT(2)
 
+/* LWTUNNEL_XMIT_CONTINUE should be distinguishable from dst_output return
+ * values (NET_XMIT_xxx and NETDEV_TX_xxx in linux/netdevice.h) for safety.
+ */
 enum {
 	LWTUNNEL_XMIT_DONE,
-	LWTUNNEL_XMIT_CONTINUE,
+	LWTUNNEL_XMIT_CONTINUE = 0x100,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 08ccb501ff0c..bf7c2333bc23 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static int ip_finish_output2(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *s
 	if (lwtunnel_xmit_redirect(dst->lwtstate)) {
 		int res = lwtunnel_xmit(skb);
 
-		if (res < 0 || res == LWTUNNEL_XMIT_DONE)
+		if (res != LWTUNNEL_XMIT_CONTINUE)
 			return res;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 8231a7a3dd03..816275b2135f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int ip6_finish_output2(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *
 	if (lwtunnel_xmit_redirect(dst->lwtstate)) {
 		int res = lwtunnel_xmit(skb);
 
-		if (res < 0 || res == LWTUNNEL_XMIT_DONE)
+		if (res != LWTUNNEL_XMIT_CONTINUE)
 			return res;
 	}