diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index 27ca79682efb..273eb26cd6d4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -299,19 +299,16 @@ static int __net_init fib6_rules_net_init(struct net *net)
 	ops = fib_rules_register(&fib6_rules_ops_template, net);
 	if (IS_ERR(ops))
 		return PTR_ERR(ops);
+
+	err = fib_default_rule_add(ops, 0, RT6_TABLE_LOCAL, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_fib6_rules_ops;
+
+	err = fib_default_rule_add(ops, 0x7FFE, RT6_TABLE_MAIN, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_fib6_rules_ops;
+
 	net->ipv6.fib6_rules_ops = ops;
-
-
-	err = fib_default_rule_add(net->ipv6.fib6_rules_ops, 0,
-				   RT6_TABLE_LOCAL, 0);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_fib6_rules_ops;
-
-	err = fib_default_rule_add(net->ipv6.fib6_rules_ops,
-				   0x7FFE, RT6_TABLE_MAIN, 0);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_fib6_rules_ops;
-
 out:
 	return err;