diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index 8a89c738b7a3..6b85adb05003 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -461,17 +461,13 @@ int ip_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len, int *addr_len)
 
 	memcpy(&errhdr.ee, &serr->ee, sizeof(struct sock_extended_err));
 	sin = &errhdr.offender;
-	sin->sin_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	memset(sin, 0, sizeof(*sin));
 
 	if (serr->ee.ee_origin == SO_EE_ORIGIN_ICMP ||
 	    ipv4_pktinfo_prepare_errqueue(sk, skb, serr->ee.ee_origin)) {
-		struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
-
 		sin->sin_family = AF_INET;
 		sin->sin_addr.s_addr = ip_hdr(skb)->saddr;
-		sin->sin_port = 0;
-		memset(&sin->sin_zero, 0, sizeof(sin->sin_zero));
-		if (inet->cmsg_flags)
+		if (inet_sk(sk)->cmsg_flags)
 			ip_cmsg_recv(msg, skb);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index 100c589a2a6c..49f5e73db122 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -393,11 +393,10 @@ int ipv6_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len, int *addr_len)
 
 	memcpy(&errhdr.ee, &serr->ee, sizeof(struct sock_extended_err));
 	sin = &errhdr.offender;
-	sin->sin6_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	memset(sin, 0, sizeof(*sin));
+
 	if (serr->ee.ee_origin != SO_EE_ORIGIN_LOCAL) {
 		sin->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-		sin->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
-		sin->sin6_port = 0;
 		if (np->rxopt.all) {
 			if (serr->ee.ee_origin != SO_EE_ORIGIN_ICMP &&
 			    serr->ee.ee_origin != SO_EE_ORIGIN_ICMP6)
@@ -412,12 +411,9 @@ int ipv6_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len, int *addr_len)
 				ipv6_iface_scope_id(&sin->sin6_addr,
 						    IP6CB(skb)->iif);
 		} else {
-			struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
-
 			ipv6_addr_set_v4mapped(ip_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 					       &sin->sin6_addr);
-			sin->sin6_scope_id = 0;
-			if (inet->cmsg_flags)
+			if (inet_sk(sk)->cmsg_flags)
 				ip_cmsg_recv(msg, skb);
 		}
 	}