diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index d0362a2de3d3805260c878f5e3a9341e225cade9..04c83de4f79e31bd0960a374c0e95948f03c8f6d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1546,7 +1546,6 @@ static int __mkroute_input(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct rtable *rth;
 	int err;
 	struct in_device *out_dev;
-	unsigned int flags = 0;
 	bool do_cache;
 	u32 itag = 0;
 
@@ -1610,7 +1609,7 @@ static int __mkroute_input(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	rth->rt_genid = rt_genid_ipv4(dev_net(rth->dst.dev));
-	rth->rt_flags = flags;
+	rth->rt_flags = 0;
 	rth->rt_type = res->type;
 	rth->rt_is_input = 1;
 	rth->rt_iif 	= 0;