diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 621b68e..6238eb5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@
 		.flowi6_iif = skb->dev->ifindex,
 		.daddr = iph->daddr,
 		.saddr = iph->saddr,
-		.flowlabel = (* (__be32 *) iph) & IPV6_FLOWINFO_MASK,
+		.flowlabel = ip6_flowinfo(iph),
 		.flowi6_mark = skb->mark,
 		.flowi6_proto = iph->nexthdr,
 	};
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@
 	fl6.flowi6_flags = 0;
 	fl6.daddr = iph->daddr;
 	fl6.saddr = iph->saddr;
-	fl6.flowlabel = (*(__be32 *) iph) & IPV6_FLOWINFO_MASK;
+	fl6.flowlabel = ip6_flowinfo(iph);
 
 	dst = ip6_route_output(net, NULL, &fl6);
 	if (!dst->error)
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@
 	fl6.flowi6_flags = 0;
 	fl6.daddr = iph->daddr;
 	fl6.saddr = iph->saddr;
-	fl6.flowlabel = (*(__be32 *) iph) & IPV6_FLOWINFO_MASK;
+	fl6.flowlabel = ip6_flowinfo(iph);
 
 	dst = ip6_route_output(net, NULL, &fl6);
 	if (!dst->error)