diff --git a/sys/netinet6/ip6_mroute.c b/sys/netinet6/ip6_mroute.c
index aa3269d493d..524d35a27d9 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/ip6_mroute.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/ip6_mroute.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ pim6_input(struct mbuf **mp, int *offp, int proto)
 			    "of the inner packet",
 			    (eip6->ip6_vfc & IPV6_VERSION));
 			m_freem(m);
-			return (IPPROTO_NONE);
+			return (IPPROTO_DONE);
 		}
 
 		/* verify the inner packet is destined to a mcast group */