diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 1534508..45fafa0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 	.check			=	ip6_dst_check,
 	.default_advmss		=	ip6_default_advmss,
 	.default_mtu		=	ip6_default_mtu,
+	.cow_metrics		=	dst_cow_metrics_generic,
 	.destroy		=	ip6_dst_destroy,
 	.ifdown			=	ip6_dst_ifdown,
 	.negative_advice	=	ip6_negative_advice,
@@ -125,6 +126,10 @@
 	.update_pmtu		=	ip6_rt_blackhole_update_pmtu,
 };
 
+static const u32 ip6_template_metrics[RTAX_MAX] = {
+	[RTAX_HOPLIMIT - 1] = 255,
+};
+
 static struct rt6_info ip6_null_entry_template = {
 	.dst = {
 		.__refcnt	= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@
 		rt->rt6i_idev = NULL;
 		in6_dev_put(idev);
 	}
+	dst_destroy_metrics_generic(dst);
 	if (peer) {
 		BUG_ON(!(rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_CACHE));
 		rt->rt6i_peer = NULL;
@@ -2681,7 +2687,8 @@
 	net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry->dst.path =
 		(struct dst_entry *)net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry;
 	net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry->dst.ops = &net->ipv6.ip6_dst_ops;
-	dst_metric_set(&net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry->dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT, 255);
+	dst_init_metrics(&net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry->dst,
+			 ip6_template_metrics, true);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES
 	net->ipv6.ip6_prohibit_entry = kmemdup(&ip6_prohibit_entry_template,
@@ -2692,7 +2699,8 @@
 	net->ipv6.ip6_prohibit_entry->dst.path =
 		(struct dst_entry *)net->ipv6.ip6_prohibit_entry;
 	net->ipv6.ip6_prohibit_entry->dst.ops = &net->ipv6.ip6_dst_ops;
-	dst_metric_set(&net->ipv6.ip6_prohibit_entry->dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT, 255);
+	dst_init_metrics(&net->ipv6.ip6_prohibit_entry->dst,
+			 ip6_template_metrics, true);
 
 	net->ipv6.ip6_blk_hole_entry = kmemdup(&ip6_blk_hole_entry_template,
 					       sizeof(*net->ipv6.ip6_blk_hole_entry),
@@ -2702,7 +2710,8 @@
 	net->ipv6.ip6_blk_hole_entry->dst.path =
 		(struct dst_entry *)net->ipv6.ip6_blk_hole_entry;
 	net->ipv6.ip6_blk_hole_entry->dst.ops = &net->ipv6.ip6_dst_ops;
-	dst_metric_set(&net->ipv6.ip6_blk_hole_entry->dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT, 255);
+	dst_init_metrics(&net->ipv6.ip6_blk_hole_entry->dst,
+			 ip6_template_metrics, true);
 #endif
 
 	net->ipv6.sysctl.flush_delay = 0;