diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 98a64e8d9bda..17d721a6add7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1391,9 +1391,11 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 			msg->msg_name = &sin;
 			msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(sin);
 do_udp_sendmsg:
-			if (ipv6_only_sock(sk))
-				return -ENETUNREACH;
-			return udp_sendmsg(sk, msg, len);
+			err = ipv6_only_sock(sk) ?
+				-ENETUNREACH : udp_sendmsg(sk, msg, len);
+			msg->msg_name = sin6;
+			msg->msg_namelen = addr_len;
+			return err;
 		}
 	}