diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 853fecdf63744e..8002a72aae1acc 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static int sctp_inet6addr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long ev,
 		if (addr) {
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_port = 0;
+			addr->a.v6.sin6_flowinfo = 0;
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_addr = ifa->addr;
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_scope_id = ifa->idev->dev->ifindex;
 			addr->valid = 1;