diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index b31553d385b..89570f070e0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -881,8 +881,10 @@ static struct mfc_cache *ipmr_cache_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct mfc_cache *c = kmem_cache_zalloc(mrt_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (c)
+	if (c) {
+		c->mfc_un.res.last_assert = jiffies - MFC_ASSERT_THRESH - 1;
 		c->mfc_un.res.minvif = MAXVIFS;
+	}
 	return c;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 8d69df16f6a..107f75283b1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ static struct mfc6_cache *ip6mr_cache_alloc(void)
 	struct mfc6_cache *c = kmem_cache_zalloc(mrt_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (c == NULL)
 		return NULL;
+	c->mfc_un.res.last_assert = jiffies - MFC_ASSERT_THRESH - 1;
 	c->mfc_un.res.minvif = MAXMIFS;
 	return c;
 }