diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 9b243e6f3008bb..cc18b7b11612d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ static int vrf_local_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	skb_orphan(skb);
 
 	skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
-	skb_dst_force(skb);
 
 	/* set pkt_type to avoid skb hitting packet taps twice -
 	 * once on Tx and again in Rx processing