diff --git a/drivers/net/bareudp.c b/drivers/net/bareudp.c
index 3dd46cd55114..88e7900853db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bareudp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bareudp.c
@@ -407,19 +407,34 @@ free_dst:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static bool bareudp_proto_valid(struct bareudp_dev *bareudp, __be16 proto)
+{
+	if (bareudp->ethertype == proto)
+		return true;
+
+	if (!bareudp->multi_proto_mode)
+		return false;
+
+	if (bareudp->ethertype == htons(ETH_P_MPLS_UC) &&
+	    proto == htons(ETH_P_MPLS_MC))
+		return true;
+
+	if (bareudp->ethertype == htons(ETH_P_IP) &&
+	    proto == htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static netdev_tx_t bareudp_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct bareudp_dev *bareudp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ip_tunnel_info *info = NULL;
 	int err;
 
-	if (skb->protocol != bareudp->ethertype) {
-		if (!bareudp->multi_proto_mode ||
-		    (skb->protocol !=  htons(ETH_P_MPLS_MC) &&
-		     skb->protocol !=  htons(ETH_P_IPV6))) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto tx_error;
-		}
+	if (!bareudp_proto_valid(bareudp, skb->protocol)) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto tx_error;
 	}
 
 	info = skb_tunnel_info(skb);