diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index df948b0f1ac9..93bfd95584f4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -2649,8 +2649,12 @@ static int ip_route_output_slow(struct net *net, struct rtable **rp,
 	}
 
 	if (res.type == RTN_LOCAL) {
-		if (!fl.fl4_src)
-			fl.fl4_src = fl.fl4_dst;
+		if (!fl.fl4_src) {
+			if (res.fi->fib_prefsrc)
+				fl.fl4_src = res.fi->fib_prefsrc;
+			else
+				fl.fl4_src = fl.fl4_dst;
+		}
 		dev_out = net->loopback_dev;
 		fl.oif = dev_out->ifindex;
 		res.fi = NULL;