diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index fb545ed..57b82dc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1086,11 +1086,10 @@
 	rt->dst.output  = ip6_output;
 	dst_set_neighbour(&rt->dst, neigh);
 	atomic_set(&rt->dst.__refcnt, 1);
-	dst_metric_set(&rt->dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT, 255);
-
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_dst.addr, addr);
 	rt->rt6i_dst.plen = 128;
 	rt->rt6i_idev     = idev;
+	dst_metric_set(&rt->dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT, 255);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&icmp6_dst_lock);
 	rt->dst.next = icmp6_dst_gc_list;