diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 3b6e908d3164..9ac1dbf0a993 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t vrf_process_v6_outbound(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* strip the ethernet header added for pass through VRF device */
 	__skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb));
 
+	memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb)));
 	ret = vrf_ip6_local_out(net, skb->sk, skb);
 	if (unlikely(net_xmit_eval(ret)))
 		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t vrf_process_v4_outbound(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					       RT_SCOPE_LINK);
 	}
 
+	memset(IPCB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IPCB(skb)));
 	ret = vrf_ip_local_out(dev_net(skb_dst(skb)->dev), skb->sk, skb);
 	if (unlikely(net_xmit_eval(ret)))
 		vrf_dev->stats.tx_errors++;