diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index d82c242ea7049b7c84aaf03f71ae0dbc38f86c0c..fca5fe0cf94a397fe957f26a39ebd82054f9582c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ static int rt_garbage_collect(void)
 					int r;
 
 					rthp = rt_remove_balanced_route(
-						&rt_hash_table[i].chain,
+						&rt_hash_table[k].chain,
 						rth,
 						&r);
 					goal -= r;