diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 60c1aadece89a77963f832e6085e1a630140de03..f2793ffde19134a3705453bdc2c3eeed3a75237f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -608,8 +608,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t vrf_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int vrf_finish_direct(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
-			     struct sk_buff *skb)
+static void vrf_finish_direct(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct net_device *vrf_dev = skb->dev;
 
@@ -628,7 +627,8 @@ static int vrf_finish_direct(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 		skb_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN);
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	/* reset skb device */
+	nf_reset_ct(skb);
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
@@ -707,15 +707,41 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_out_redirect(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 	return skb;
 }
 
+static int vrf_output6_direct_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
+				     struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	vrf_finish_direct(skb);
+
+	return vrf_ip6_local_out(net, sk, skb);
+}
+
 static int vrf_output6_direct(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 			      struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	int err = 1;
+
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 
-	return NF_HOOK_COND(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_POST_ROUTING,
-			    net, sk, skb, NULL, skb->dev,
-			    vrf_finish_direct,
-			    !(IPCB(skb)->flags & IPSKB_REROUTED));
+	if (!(IPCB(skb)->flags & IPSKB_REROUTED))
+		err = nf_hook(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_POST_ROUTING, net, sk, skb,
+			      NULL, skb->dev, vrf_output6_direct_finish);
+
+	if (likely(err == 1))
+		vrf_finish_direct(skb);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int vrf_ip6_out_direct_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
+				     struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = vrf_output6_direct(net, sk, skb);
+	if (likely(err == 1))
+		err = vrf_ip6_local_out(net, sk, skb);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_out_direct(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
@@ -728,18 +754,15 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_out_direct(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 	skb->dev = vrf_dev;
 
 	err = nf_hook(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT, net, sk,
-		      skb, NULL, vrf_dev, vrf_output6_direct);
+		      skb, NULL, vrf_dev, vrf_ip6_out_direct_finish);
 
 	if (likely(err == 1))
 		err = vrf_output6_direct(net, sk, skb);
 
-	/* reset skb device */
 	if (likely(err == 1))
-		nf_reset_ct(skb);
-	else
-		skb = NULL;
+		return skb;
 
-	return skb;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_out(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
@@ -919,15 +942,41 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip_out_redirect(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 	return skb;
 }
 
+static int vrf_output_direct_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
+				    struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	vrf_finish_direct(skb);
+
+	return vrf_ip_local_out(net, sk, skb);
+}
+
 static int vrf_output_direct(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 			     struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	int err = 1;
+
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IP);
 
-	return NF_HOOK_COND(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_POST_ROUTING,
-			    net, sk, skb, NULL, skb->dev,
-			    vrf_finish_direct,
-			    !(IPCB(skb)->flags & IPSKB_REROUTED));
+	if (!(IPCB(skb)->flags & IPSKB_REROUTED))
+		err = nf_hook(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_POST_ROUTING, net, sk, skb,
+			      NULL, skb->dev, vrf_output_direct_finish);
+
+	if (likely(err == 1))
+		vrf_finish_direct(skb);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int vrf_ip_out_direct_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
+				    struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = vrf_output_direct(net, sk, skb);
+	if (likely(err == 1))
+		err = vrf_ip_local_out(net, sk, skb);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip_out_direct(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
@@ -940,18 +989,15 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip_out_direct(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 	skb->dev = vrf_dev;
 
 	err = nf_hook(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT, net, sk,
-		      skb, NULL, vrf_dev, vrf_output_direct);
+		      skb, NULL, vrf_dev, vrf_ip_out_direct_finish);
 
 	if (likely(err == 1))
 		err = vrf_output_direct(net, sk, skb);
 
-	/* reset skb device */
 	if (likely(err == 1))
-		nf_reset_ct(skb);
-	else
-		skb = NULL;
+		return skb;
 
-	return skb;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip_out(struct net_device *vrf_dev,