diff --git a/include/net/route.h b/include/net/route.h
index 6c516840380d..b85d1912d84f 100644
--- a/include/net/route.h
+++ b/include/net/route.h
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static inline struct neighbour *ip_neigh_gw4(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct neighbour *neigh;
 
-	neigh = __ipv4_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, daddr);
+	neigh = __ipv4_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, (__force u32)daddr);
 	if (unlikely(!neigh))
 		neigh = __neigh_create(&arp_tbl, &daddr, dev, false);