diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_core.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_core.c
index 84c66dbfedaf83505434124e6bf39621bc84ec96..9e34034729a6cad30daa7b65457034a70ab2508c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_core.c
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ unsigned int ip_ct_log_invalid;
 static LIST_HEAD(unconfirmed);
 static int ip_conntrack_vmalloc;
 
-static unsigned int ip_conntrack_next_id = 1;
-static unsigned int ip_conntrack_expect_next_id = 1;
+static unsigned int ip_conntrack_next_id;
+static unsigned int ip_conntrack_expect_next_id;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
 struct notifier_block *ip_conntrack_chain;
 struct notifier_block *ip_conntrack_expect_chain;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index f6498234e26427d16e390ce925e9d8111d214347..c28840656451cd4de1fc460a6ee90fbeb63e3fcb 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ unsigned int nf_ct_log_invalid;
 static LIST_HEAD(unconfirmed);
 static int nf_conntrack_vmalloc;
 
-static unsigned int nf_conntrack_next_id = 1;
-static unsigned int nf_conntrack_expect_next_id = 1;
+static unsigned int nf_conntrack_next_id;
+static unsigned int nf_conntrack_expect_next_id;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
 struct notifier_block *nf_conntrack_chain;
 struct notifier_block *nf_conntrack_expect_chain;