diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv4.c
index bfffa742f397..258136364f5e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv4.c
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ void nft_fib4_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr, struct nft_regs *regs,
 		fl4.saddr = get_saddr(iph->daddr);
 	}
 
+	*dest = 0;
+
 	if (fib_lookup(nft_net(pkt), &fl4, &res, FIB_LOOKUP_IGNORE_LINKSTATE))
 		return;