diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 3f408f3713bb..38bd7124d9f7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -3588,6 +3588,12 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct,
 						 exp, nf_ct_l3num(ct));
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto err_out;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_NAT)
+	} else {
+		memset(&exp->saved_addr, 0, sizeof(exp->saved_addr));
+		memset(&exp->saved_proto, 0, sizeof(exp->saved_proto));
+		exp->dir = 0;
+#endif
 	}
 	return exp;
 err_out: