diff --git a/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c b/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c
index 3e48c0ed4c4..add0938d553 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ no_ipsec:;
 		if ((error = ip6_insert_jumboopt(&exthdrs, plen)) != 0)
 			goto freehdrs;
 		ip6->ip6_plen = 0;
+		optlen += 8; /* JUMBOOPTLEN */
 	} else
 		ip6->ip6_plen = htons(plen);
 	nexthdrp = &ip6->ip6_nxt;