diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 377424ea17a4ea7a35e21e21238650931b1b6c7d..d39e9e47a26e55ad2b8f775bf9ea9dfb5b12aee5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1681,6 +1681,14 @@ static __net_init int inet_init_net(struct net *net)
 	 */
 	net->ipv4.ping_group_range.range[0] = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, 1);
 	net->ipv4.ping_group_range.range[1] = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, 0);
+
+	/* Default values for sysctl-controlled parameters.
+	 * We set them here, in case sysctl is not compiled.
+	 */
+	net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_default_ttl = IPDEFTTL;
+	net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_dynaddr = 0;
+	net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_early_demux = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index bb0419582b8dfed626f04752307ddaf2671ed01c..1cb67de106fee1103aa487af1f889ae6aea0c80c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -999,10 +999,6 @@ static __net_init int ipv4_sysctl_init_net(struct net *net)
 	if (!net->ipv4.sysctl_local_reserved_ports)
 		goto err_ports;
 
-	net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_default_ttl = IPDEFTTL;
-	net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_dynaddr = 0;
-	net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_early_demux = 1;
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_ports: