1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 9be1826e6cdd..7d231243754a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1024,8 +1024,10 @@ ctnetlink_create_conntrack(struct nlattr *cda[],
         }
 
         /* setup master conntrack: this is a confirmed expectation */
-        if (master_ct)
+        if (master_ct) {
+                __set_bit(IPS_EXPECTED_BIT, &ct->status);
                 ct->master = master_ct;
+        }
 
         add_timer(&ct->timeout);
         nf_conntrack_hash_insert(ct);