1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 37d14e735c27..3f9e86b15e0d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #include <linux/inet.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ lookup_protocol:
 
         inet_sk(sk)->pinet6 = np = inet6_sk_generic(sk);
         np->hop_limit   = -1;
-        np->mcast_hops  = -1;
+        np->mcast_hops  = IPV6_DEFAULT_MCASTHOPS;
         np->mc_loop     = 1;
         np->pmtudisc    = IPV6_PMTUDISC_WANT;
         np->ipv6only    = net->ipv6.sysctl.bindv6only;