diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index e9d35f49c9e7..1dae26c51ebe 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void dst_init(struct dst_entry *dst, struct dst_ops *ops,
 	dst->lwtstate = NULL;
 	rcuref_init(&dst->__rcuref, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dst->rt_uncached);
+	dst->rt_uncached_list = NULL;
 	dst->__use = 0;
 	dst->lastuse = jiffies;
 	dst->flags = flags;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index b549d6a57307..11d990703d31 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1537,9 +1537,9 @@ void rt_add_uncached_list(struct rtable *rt)
 
 void rt_del_uncached_list(struct rtable *rt)
 {
-	if (!list_empty(&rt->dst.rt_uncached)) {
-		struct uncached_list *ul = rt->dst.rt_uncached_list;
+	struct uncached_list *ul = rt->dst.rt_uncached_list;
 
+	if (ul) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&ul->lock);
 		list_del_init(&rt->dst.rt_uncached);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ul->lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index a3e051dc66ee..e3a260a5564b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ void rt6_uncached_list_add(struct rt6_info *rt)
 
 void rt6_uncached_list_del(struct rt6_info *rt)
 {
-	if (!list_empty(&rt->dst.rt_uncached)) {
-		struct uncached_list *ul = rt->dst.rt_uncached_list;
+	struct uncached_list *ul = rt->dst.rt_uncached_list;
 
+	if (ul) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&ul->lock);
 		list_del_init(&rt->dst.rt_uncached);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ul->lock);