diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 9cbf363172bdc2010d2c01b91e49f3ecc1b895fc..7c3505006f8e59509802b1063f23418dd4c3c1ce 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1390,10 +1390,7 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	ipc6.opt = opt;
 
 	fl6.flowi6_proto = sk->sk_protocol;
-	if (!ipv6_addr_any(daddr))
-		fl6.daddr = *daddr;
-	else
-		fl6.daddr.s6_addr[15] = 0x1; /* :: means loopback (BSD'ism) */
+	fl6.daddr = *daddr;
 	if (ipv6_addr_any(&fl6.saddr) && !ipv6_addr_any(&np->saddr))
 		fl6.saddr = np->saddr;
 	fl6.fl6_sport = inet->inet_sport;
@@ -1421,6 +1418,9 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (ipv6_addr_any(&fl6.daddr))
+		fl6.daddr.s6_addr[15] = 0x1; /* :: means loopback (BSD'ism) */
+
 	final_p = fl6_update_dst(&fl6, opt, &final);
 	if (final_p)
 		connected = false;