diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 71fcb4e7edae..051b9710d7b5 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -4617,7 +4617,6 @@ static int bpf_fib_set_fwd_params(struct bpf_fib_lookup *params,
 	memcpy(params->smac, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	params->h_vlan_TCI = 0;
 	params->h_vlan_proto = 0;
-	params->ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4714,6 +4713,7 @@ static int bpf_ipv4_fib_lookup(struct net *net, struct bpf_fib_lookup *params,
 	dev = nhc->nhc_dev;
 
 	params->rt_metric = res.fi->fib_priority;
+	params->ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 
 	/* xdp and cls_bpf programs are run in RCU-bh so
 	 * rcu_read_lock_bh is not needed here
@@ -4839,6 +4839,7 @@ static int bpf_ipv6_fib_lookup(struct net *net, struct bpf_fib_lookup *params,
 
 	dev = res.nh->fib_nh_dev;
 	params->rt_metric = res.f6i->fib6_metric;
+	params->ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 
 	/* xdp and cls_bpf programs are run in RCU-bh so rcu_read_lock_bh is
 	 * not needed here.