diff --git a/net/ipv6/ioam6.c b/net/ipv6/ioam6.c
index 5e8961004832e3e9be341c5c5d203d29ae05be3c..d128172bb54976bac370449c2204d42cd5b84e69 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ioam6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ioam6.c
@@ -770,6 +770,66 @@ static void __ioam6_fill_trace_data(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		data += sizeof(__be32);
 	}
 
+	/* bit12 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit12) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
+	/* bit13 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit13) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
+	/* bit14 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit14) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
+	/* bit15 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit15) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
+	/* bit16 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit16) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
+	/* bit17 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit17) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
+	/* bit18 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit18) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
+	/* bit19 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit19) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
+	/* bit20 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit20) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
+	/* bit21 undefined: filled with empty value */
+	if (trace->type.bit21) {
+		*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE);
+		data += sizeof(__be32);
+	}
+
 	/* opaque state snapshot */
 	if (trace->type.bit22) {
 		if (!sc) {
@@ -791,16 +851,10 @@ void ioam6_fill_trace_data(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ioam6_schema *sc;
 	u8 sclen = 0;
 
-	/* Skip if Overflow flag is set OR
-	 * if an unknown type (bit 12-21) is set
+	/* Skip if Overflow flag is set
 	 */
-	if (trace->overflow ||
-	    trace->type.bit12 | trace->type.bit13 | trace->type.bit14 |
-	    trace->type.bit15 | trace->type.bit16 | trace->type.bit17 |
-	    trace->type.bit18 | trace->type.bit19 | trace->type.bit20 |
-	    trace->type.bit21) {
+	if (trace->overflow)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	/* NodeLen does not include Opaque State Snapshot length. We need to
 	 * take it into account if the corresponding bit is set (bit 22) and
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c
index f9ee04541c17fcfc52a2c5843d62bbdc72a2a815..9b7b726f8f45f2f0fb65b0792d2ae29e8042b7ab 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ioam6_iptunnel.c
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ static bool ioam6_validate_trace_hdr(struct ioam6_trace_hdr *trace)
 	u32 fields;
 
 	if (!trace->type_be32 || !trace->remlen ||
-	    trace->remlen > IOAM6_TRACE_DATA_SIZE_MAX / 4)
+	    trace->remlen > IOAM6_TRACE_DATA_SIZE_MAX / 4 ||
+	    trace->type.bit12 | trace->type.bit13 | trace->type.bit14 |
+	    trace->type.bit15 | trace->type.bit16 | trace->type.bit17 |
+	    trace->type.bit18 | trace->type.bit19 | trace->type.bit20 |
+	    trace->type.bit21)
 		return false;
 
 	trace->nodelen = 0;