diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 117405dd07a3ce..a30e7e925c9b76 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ static void *ipmr_mfc_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	it->mrt = mrt;
+	it->cache = NULL;
 	return *pos ? ipmr_mfc_seq_idx(net, seq->private, *pos - 1)
 		: SEQ_START_TOKEN;
 }