diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index a8c891aa2464..74ab1f74abcd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ static inline struct rt6_info *ip6_dst_alloc(struct net *net,
 		rt6_init_peer(rt, table ? &table->tb6_peers : net->ipv6.peers);
 		rt->rt6i_genid = rt_genid(net);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rt->rt6i_siblings);
-		rt->rt6i_nsiblings = 0;
 	}
 	return rt;
 }