diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_options.c b/net/ipv4/ip_options.c
index 1e60f7679075..42dd1a90edea 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_options.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_options.c
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ void ip_forward_options(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 		if (srrptr + 3 <= srrspace) {
 			opt->is_changed = 1;
-			ip_rt_get_source(&optptr[srrptr-1], skb, rt);
 			ip_hdr(skb)->daddr = opt->nexthop;
+			ip_rt_get_source(&optptr[srrptr-1], skb, rt);
 			optptr[2] = srrptr+4;
 		} else if (net_ratelimit())
 			printk(KERN_CRIT "ip_forward(): Argh! Destination lost!\n");