diff --git a/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h
index a37d0432bebd..727d6e9a9685 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h
@@ -236,8 +236,11 @@ static inline int fib_lookup(struct net *net, const struct flowi4 *flp,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	tb = fib_get_table(net, RT_TABLE_MAIN);
-	if (tb && !fib_table_lookup(tb, flp, res, flags | FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF))
-		err = 0;
+	if (tb)
+		err = fib_table_lookup(tb, flp, res, flags | FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF);
+
+	if (err == -EAGAIN)
+		err = -ENETUNREACH;
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ static inline int fib_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi4 *flp,
 			     struct fib_result *res, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct fib_table *tb;
-	int err;
+	int err = -ENETUNREACH;
 
 	flags |= FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF;
 	if (net->ipv4.fib_has_custom_rules)
@@ -268,15 +271,20 @@ static inline int fib_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi4 *flp,
 
 	res->tclassid = 0;
 
-	for (err = 0; !err; err = -ENETUNREACH) {
-		tb = rcu_dereference_rtnl(net->ipv4.fib_main);
-		if (tb && !fib_table_lookup(tb, flp, res, flags))
-			break;
+	tb = rcu_dereference_rtnl(net->ipv4.fib_main);
+	if (tb)
+		err = fib_table_lookup(tb, flp, res, flags);
 
-		tb = rcu_dereference_rtnl(net->ipv4.fib_default);
-		if (tb && !fib_table_lookup(tb, flp, res, flags))
-			break;
-	}
+	if (!err)
+		goto out;
+
+	tb = rcu_dereference_rtnl(net->ipv4.fib_default);
+	if (tb)
+		err = fib_table_lookup(tb, flp, res, flags);
+
+out:
+	if (err == -EAGAIN)
+		err = -ENETUNREACH;
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 5f4a5565ad8b..c6ad99ad0ffb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -2045,6 +2045,7 @@ struct rtable *__ip_route_output_key(struct net *net, struct flowi4 *fl4)
 	struct fib_result res;
 	struct rtable *rth;
 	int orig_oif;
+	int err = -ENETUNREACH;
 
 	res.tclassid	= 0;
 	res.fi		= NULL;
@@ -2153,7 +2154,8 @@ struct rtable *__ip_route_output_key(struct net *net, struct flowi4 *fl4)
 		goto make_route;
 	}
 
-	if (fib_lookup(net, fl4, &res, 0)) {
+	err = fib_lookup(net, fl4, &res, 0);
+	if (err) {
 		res.fi = NULL;
 		res.table = NULL;
 		if (fl4->flowi4_oif) {
@@ -2181,7 +2183,7 @@ struct rtable *__ip_route_output_key(struct net *net, struct flowi4 *fl4)
 			res.type = RTN_UNICAST;
 			goto make_route;
 		}
-		rth = ERR_PTR(-ENETUNREACH);
+		rth = ERR_PTR(err);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index d5fa50297f80..f204089e854c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1885,9 +1885,11 @@ int ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg, struct rt6_info **rt_ret)
 			rt->dst.input = ip6_pkt_prohibit;
 			break;
 		case RTN_THROW:
+		case RTN_UNREACHABLE:
 		default:
 			rt->dst.error = (cfg->fc_type == RTN_THROW) ? -EAGAIN
-					: -ENETUNREACH;
+					: (cfg->fc_type == RTN_UNREACHABLE)
+					? -EHOSTUNREACH : -ENETUNREACH;
 			rt->dst.output = ip6_pkt_discard_out;
 			rt->dst.input = ip6_pkt_discard;
 			break;