diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
index c9e35b81d0931df8429a33e8d03e719b87da0747..1e4cf3ab560fac154fefb7acd3539eb6e91ed84e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static void inet_frags_free_cb(void *ptr, void *arg)
 
 void inet_frags_exit_net(struct netns_frags *nf)
 {
-	nf->low_thresh = 0; /* prevent creation of new frags */
+	nf->high_thresh = 0; /* prevent creation of new frags */
 
 	rhashtable_free_and_destroy(&nf->rhashtable, inet_frags_free_cb, NULL);
 }