diff --git a/src/solaris/native/java/net/net_util_md.c b/src/solaris/native/java/net/net_util_md.c
index 7436d5214b93f94551f3f7238d12d5d3378d820f..4d05c4935f58484ce8d1f1a13ac27f1006ff5748 100644
--- a/src/solaris/native/java/net/net_util_md.c
+++ b/src/solaris/native/java/net/net_util_md.c
@@ -606,6 +606,8 @@ static void initLoopbackRoutes() {
 
                 if (loRoutesTemp == 0) {
                     free(loRoutes);
+                    loRoutes = NULL;
+                    nRoutes = 0;
                     fclose (f);
                     return;
                 }