diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
index 393770920abd..1127519b8416 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ void inet_frag_queue_flush(struct inet_frag_queue *q,
 	reason = reason ?: SKB_DROP_REASON_FRAG_REASM_TIMEOUT;
 	sum = inet_frag_rbtree_purge(&q->rb_fragments, reason);
 	sub_frag_mem_limit(q->fqdir, sum);
+	q->rb_fragments = RB_ROOT;
+	q->fragments_tail = NULL;
+	q->last_run_head = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_frag_queue_flush);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index 56b0f738d2f2..c790d2f49487 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -250,9 +250,6 @@ static int ip_frag_reinit(struct ipq *qp)
 	qp->q.flags = 0;
 	qp->q.len = 0;
 	qp->q.meat = 0;
-	qp->q.rb_fragments = RB_ROOT;
-	qp->q.fragments_tail = NULL;
-	qp->q.last_run_head = NULL;
 	qp->iif = 0;
 	qp->ecn = 0;