diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index d82eb1f24b25..2839381116ea 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ restart:
 	dst_hold(&rt->dst);
 	read_unlock_bh(&table->tb6_lock);
 
-	if (!rt->n && !(rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_NONEXTHOP))
+	if (!(rt->rt6i_flags & (RTF_NONEXTHOP | RTF_GATEWAY)))
 		nrt = rt6_alloc_cow(rt, &fl6->daddr, &fl6->saddr);
 	else if (!(rt->dst.flags & DST_HOST))
 		nrt = rt6_alloc_clone(rt, &fl6->daddr);