diff --git a/include/net/ip6_route.h b/include/net/ip6_route.h
index f88a85cf31c3..a2cda240ca95 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_route.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_route.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static inline struct inet_peer *__rt6_get_peer(struct rt6_info *rt, int create)
 		return rt6_peer_ptr(rt);
 
 	rt6_bind_peer(rt, create);
-	return rt6_peer_ptr(rt);
+	return (rt6_has_peer(rt) ? rt6_peer_ptr(rt) : NULL);
 }
 
 static inline struct inet_peer *rt6_get_peer(struct rt6_info *rt)
diff --git a/include/net/route.h b/include/net/route.h
index cc693a5bb20d..2bfbc9329ea9 100644
--- a/include/net/route.h
+++ b/include/net/route.h
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static inline struct inet_peer *__rt_get_peer(struct rtable *rt, __be32 daddr, i
 		return rt_peer_ptr(rt);
 
 	rt_bind_peer(rt, daddr, create);
-	return rt_peer_ptr(rt);
+	return (rt_has_peer(rt) ? rt_peer_ptr(rt) : NULL);
 }
 
 static inline struct inet_peer *rt_get_peer(struct rtable *rt, __be32 daddr)