diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index 71b125cd5db..4797a800faf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 		unsigned int bytes;
 
 		if (!new_size)
-			new_size = 1;
+			new_size = 16;
 		bytes = new_size * sizeof(struct hlist_head *);
 		new_info_hash = fib_info_hash_alloc(bytes);
 		new_laddrhash = fib_info_hash_alloc(bytes);