diff --git a/include/net/ip6_fib.h b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
index cb8da1dac512..0ae759a6c76e 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static inline void rt6_clean_expires(struct rt6_info *rt)
 		dst_release(rt->dst.from);
 
 	rt->rt6i_flags &= ~RTF_EXPIRES;
-	rt->dst.expires = 0;
+	rt->dst.from = NULL;
 }
 
 static inline void rt6_set_expires(struct rt6_info *rt, unsigned long expires)