diff --git a/net/ipv4/datagram.c b/net/ipv4/datagram.c
index b7f583c93ca1..d5a2e6995bae 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/datagram.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int ip4_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 		if (sk->sk_prot->rehash)
 			sk->sk_prot->rehash(sk);
 	}
-	inet->inet_daddr = rt->rt_dst;
+	inet->inet_daddr = fl4.daddr;
 	inet->inet_dport = usin->sin_port;
 	sk->sk_state = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
 	inet->inet_id = jiffies;