diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index 191c9733ff9f..ff7a7ffbf983 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ int __ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr,
 	__be32			fl6_flowlabel = 0;
 	__be32			old_fl6_flowlabel;
 	__be16			old_dport;
+	int			old_bound_dev_if;
 	int			addr_type;
 	int			err;
 
@@ -219,6 +220,8 @@ int __ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	old_bound_dev_if = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
+
 	if (__ipv6_addr_needs_scope_id(addr_type)) {
 		if (addr_len >= sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) &&
 		    usin->sin6_scope_id) {
@@ -261,6 +264,7 @@ int __ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr,
 		sk->sk_v6_daddr = old_daddr;
 		np->flow_label = old_fl6_flowlabel;
 		inet->inet_dport = old_dport;
+		WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_bound_dev_if, old_bound_dev_if);
 		goto out;
 	}