diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
index 44f148a6bb57..1790b65944b3 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ err:
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-static long zero;
 
 static struct ctl_table lowpan_frags_ns_ctl_table[] = {
 	{
@@ -428,7 +427,6 @@ static struct ctl_table lowpan_frags_ns_ctl_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned long),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &zero,
 		.extra2		= &init_net.ieee802154_lowpan.frags.high_thresh
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index 994fa70a910f..8e9528ebaa8e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ip_check_defrag(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 user)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_check_defrag);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-static long zero;
+static int dist_min;
 
 static struct ctl_table ip4_frags_ns_ctl_table[] = {
 	{
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@ static struct ctl_table ip4_frags_ns_ctl_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned long),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &zero,
 		.extra2		= &init_net.ipv4.frags.high_thresh
 	},
 	{
@@ -700,7 +699,7 @@ static struct ctl_table ip4_frags_ns_ctl_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &zero
+		.extra1		= &dist_min,
 	},
 	{ }
 };
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index 3622aac343ae..5e0332014c17 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ static const char nf_frags_cache_name[] = "nf-frags";
 static struct inet_frags nf_frags;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-static long zero;
 
 static struct ctl_table nf_ct_frag6_sysctl_table[] = {
 	{
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ static struct ctl_table nf_ct_frag6_sysctl_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned long),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &zero,
 		.extra2		= &init_net.nf_frag.frags.high_thresh
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index 70e4a578b2fb..4979610287e2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@ static const struct inet6_protocol frag_protocol = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-static int zero;
 
 static struct ctl_table ip6_frags_ns_ctl_table[] = {
 	{
@@ -565,7 +564,6 @@ static struct ctl_table ip6_frags_ns_ctl_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned long),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &zero,
 		.extra2		= &init_net.ipv6.frags.high_thresh
 	},
 	{