diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 77d3eded665a..8c6563361ab5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static int ip_dev_loopback_xmit(struct sk_buff *newskb)
 	newskb->pkt_type = PACKET_LOOPBACK;
 	newskb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 	WARN_ON(!skb_dst(newskb));
+	skb_dst_force(newskb);
 	netif_rx_ni(newskb);
 	return 0;
 }