diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 8d8a8da3ae7e0..a202dcec0dc27 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -446,8 +446,9 @@ static void ip_copy_addrs(struct iphdr *iph, const struct flowi4 *fl4)
 {
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(typeof(*fl4), daddr) !=
 		     offsetof(typeof(*fl4), saddr) + sizeof(fl4->saddr));
-	memcpy(&iph->saddr, &fl4->saddr,
-	       sizeof(fl4->saddr) + sizeof(fl4->daddr));
+
+	iph->saddr = fl4->saddr;
+	iph->daddr = fl4->daddr;
 }
 
 /* Note: skb->sk can be different from sk, in case of tunnels */