diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 9880d608392b..7441d4eedfa4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ static int fib6_add_rt2node(struct fib6_node *fn, struct fib6_info *rt,
 					fib6_add_gc_list(iter);
 				}
 				if (!(rt->fib6_flags & (RTF_ADDRCONF | RTF_PREFIX_RT)) &&
-				    !iter->fib6_nh->fib_nh_gw_family) {
+				    (!iter->nh && !iter->fib6_nh->fib_nh_gw_family)) {
 					iter->fib6_flags &= ~RTF_ADDRCONF;
 					iter->fib6_flags &= ~RTF_PREFIX_RT;
 				}