diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
index e4147ec1665a7a..be2f8da0ae8ebc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	inner_iph = (const struct iphdr *)skb_inner_network_header(skb);
 
+	memset(IPCB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IPCB(skb)));
 	dst = tnl_params->daddr;
 	if (dst == 0) {
 		/* NBMA tunnel */
@@ -658,7 +659,6 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 	skb_dst_set(skb, &rt->dst);
-	memset(IPCB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IPCB(skb)));
 
 	/* Push down and install the IP header. */
 	skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct iphdr));