1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 1250f9020670..fb545edef6ea 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -244,7 +244,9 @@ static inline struct rt6_info *ip6_dst_alloc(struct dst_ops *ops,
 {
         struct rt6_info *rt = dst_alloc(ops, dev, 0, 0, flags);
 
-        memset(&rt->rt6i_table, 0, sizeof(*rt) - sizeof(struct dst_entry));
+        if (rt != NULL)
+                memset(&rt->rt6i_table, 0,
+                        sizeof(*rt) - sizeof(struct dst_entry));
 
         return rt;
 }