diff --git a/net/ipv4/raw.c b/net/ipv4/raw.c
index e837ffd3edc3dd0f9b2d9d03d82489b1464146c2..2d3c72e5bbbf054b16f88d50b606d22673f1e5b5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/raw.c
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ static int raw_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 		rt = ip_route_output_flow(sock_net(sk), &fl4, sk);
 		if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(rt);
+			rt = NULL;
 			goto done;
 		}
 	}