diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 0e1f4b2..ec347e5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ install_route:
 	}
 
 	if (rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_HOPLIMIT-1] == 0)
-		rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_HOPLIMIT-1] = -1;
+		rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_HOPLIMIT-1] = 255;
 	if (!rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_MTU-1])
 		rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_MTU-1] = ipv6_get_mtu(dev);
 	if (!rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_ADVMSS-1])
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ struct rt6_info *addrconf_dst_alloc(stru
 	rt->rt6i_idev = idev;
 	rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_MTU-1] = ipv6_get_mtu(rt->rt6i_dev);
 	rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_ADVMSS-1] = ipv6_advmss(dst_mtu(&rt->u.dst));
-	rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_HOPLIMIT-1] = -1;
+	rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_HOPLIMIT-1] = 255;
 	rt->u.dst.obsolete = -1;
 
 	rt->rt6i_flags = RTF_UP | RTF_NONEXTHOP;