diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
index 02971e239a18..ece6926fa2e6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
@@ -449,12 +449,7 @@ static int addr6_resolve(struct sockaddr_in6 *src_in,
 		return ret;
 
 	rt = (struct rt6_info *)dst;
-	if (ipv6_addr_any(&fl6.saddr)) {
-		ret = ipv6_dev_get_saddr(addr->net, ip6_dst_idev(dst)->dev,
-					 &fl6.daddr, 0, &fl6.saddr);
-		if (ret)
-			goto put;
-
+	if (ipv6_addr_any(&src_in->sin6_addr)) {
 		src_in->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 		src_in->sin6_addr = fl6.saddr;
 	}
@@ -471,9 +466,6 @@ static int addr6_resolve(struct sockaddr_in6 *src_in,
 
 	*pdst = dst;
 	return 0;
-put:
-	dst_release(dst);
-	return ret;
 }
 #else
 static int addr6_resolve(struct sockaddr_in6 *src_in,