diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
index 1d1a529dbe24..e9adecdc8ca4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ ip_vs_bind_dest(struct ip_vs_conn *cp, struct ip_vs_dest *dest)
 		 */
 		if (!(cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_TEMPLATE))
 			conn_flags &= ~IP_VS_CONN_F_INACTIVE;
+		/* connections inherit forwarding method from dest */
+		cp->flags &= ~IP_VS_CONN_F_FWD_MASK;
 	}
 	cp->flags |= conn_flags;
 	cp->dest = dest;