diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 147ccc3e93db..c196d749daf2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -1338,10 +1338,10 @@ struct sk_buff *__ip_make_skb(struct sock *sk,
 	iph->ihl = 5;
 	iph->tos = inet->tos;
 	iph->frag_off = df;
-	ip_select_ident(iph, &rt->dst, sk);
 	iph->ttl = ttl;
 	iph->protocol = sk->sk_protocol;
 	ip_copy_addrs(iph, fl4);
+	ip_select_ident(iph, &rt->dst, sk);
 
 	if (opt) {
 		iph->ihl += opt->optlen>>2;