diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index aa2d3c1..6db03ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@
 
 	/* Segmentation offload features */
 #define NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT	16
+#define NETIF_F_GSO_MASK	0xffff0000
 #define NETIF_F_TSO		(SKB_GSO_TCPV4 << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT)
 #define NETIF_F_UFO		(SKB_GSO_UDPV4 << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT)
 #define NETIF_F_GSO_ROBUST	(SKB_GSO_DODGY << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT)
@@ -991,11 +992,16 @@
 
 extern void linkwatch_run_queue(void);
 
+static inline int net_gso_ok(int features, int gso_type)
+{
+	int feature = gso_type << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT;
+	return (features & feature) == feature;
+}
+
 static inline int skb_gso_ok(struct sk_buff *skb, int features)
 {
-	int feature = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size ?
-		      skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT : 0;
-	return (features & feature) == feature;
+	return net_gso_ok(features, skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size ?
+				    skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type : 0);
 }
 
 static inline int netif_needs_gso(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 7136bae..7b3d6b8 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
   *	@sk_flags: %SO_LINGER (l_onoff), %SO_BROADCAST, %SO_KEEPALIVE, %SO_OOBINLINE settings
   *	@sk_no_check: %SO_NO_CHECK setting, wether or not checkup packets
   *	@sk_route_caps: route capabilities (e.g. %NETIF_F_TSO)
+  *	@sk_gso_type: GSO type (e.g. %SKB_GSO_TCPV4)
   *	@sk_lingertime: %SO_LINGER l_linger setting
   *	@sk_backlog: always used with the per-socket spinlock held
   *	@sk_callback_lock: used with the callbacks in the end of this struct
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@
 	gfp_t			sk_allocation;
 	int			sk_sndbuf;
 	int			sk_route_caps;
+	int			sk_gso_type;
 	int			sk_rcvlowat;
 	unsigned long 		sk_flags;
 	unsigned long	        sk_lingertime;
@@ -1025,15 +1027,20 @@
 
 extern struct dst_entry *sk_dst_check(struct sock *sk, u32 cookie);
 
+static inline int sk_can_gso(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return net_gso_ok(sk->sk_route_caps, sk->sk_gso_type);
+}
+
 static inline void sk_setup_caps(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
 	__sk_dst_set(sk, dst);
 	sk->sk_route_caps = dst->dev->features;
 	if (sk->sk_route_caps & NETIF_F_GSO)
-		sk->sk_route_caps |= NETIF_F_TSO;
-	if (sk->sk_route_caps & NETIF_F_TSO) {
+		sk->sk_route_caps |= NETIF_F_GSO_MASK;
+	if (sk_can_gso(sk)) {
 		if (dst->header_len)
-			sk->sk_route_caps &= ~NETIF_F_TSO;
+			sk->sk_route_caps &= ~NETIF_F_GSO_MASK;
 		else 
 			sk->sk_route_caps |= NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;
 	}
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 624921e..3cd803b 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@
 	if (in_flight >= tp->snd_cwnd)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!(sk->sk_route_caps & NETIF_F_TSO))
+	if (!sk_can_gso(sk))
 		return 0;
 
 	left = tp->snd_cwnd - in_flight;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index b7cf26e..59e30ba 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@
 	int tmp = tp->mss_cache;
 
 	if (sk->sk_route_caps & NETIF_F_SG) {
-		if (sk->sk_route_caps & NETIF_F_TSO)
+		if (sk_can_gso(sk))
 			tmp = 0;
 		else {
 			int pgbreak = SKB_MAX_HEAD(MAX_TCP_HEADER);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 4c6ef47..38e0010 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@
 		goto failure;
 
 	/* OK, now commit destination to socket.  */
+	sk->sk_gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV4;
 	sk_setup_caps(sk, &rt->u.dst);
 
 	if (!tp->write_seq)
@@ -884,6 +885,7 @@
 	if (!newsk)
 		goto exit;
 
+	newsk->sk_gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV4;
 	sk_setup_caps(newsk, dst);
 
 	newtp		      = tcp_sk(newsk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 5a7cb4a..5c08ea2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -510,8 +510,7 @@
 
 static void tcp_set_skb_tso_segs(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int mss_now)
 {
-	if (skb->len <= mss_now ||
-	    !(sk->sk_route_caps & NETIF_F_TSO)) {
+	if (skb->len <= mss_now || !sk_can_gso(sk)) {
 		/* Avoid the costly divide in the normal
 		 * non-TSO case.
 		 */
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@
 		factor /= mss_now;
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs = factor;
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size = mss_now;
-		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV4;
+		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = sk->sk_gso_type;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -824,9 +823,7 @@
 
 	mss_now = tp->mss_cache;
 
-	if (large_allowed &&
-	    (sk->sk_route_caps & NETIF_F_TSO) &&
-	    !tp->urg_mode)
+	if (large_allowed && sk_can_gso(sk) && !tp->urg_mode)
 		doing_tso = 1;
 
 	if (dst) {