diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 904312e25a3c07..e7db7014e89f94 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -739,8 +739,10 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_pol_route(struct net *net, struct fib6_table *table,
 
 	if (!rt->rt6i_nexthop && !(rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_NONEXTHOP))
 		nrt = rt6_alloc_cow(rt, &fl->fl6_dst, &fl->fl6_src);
-	else
+	else if (!(rt->dst.flags & DST_HOST))
 		nrt = rt6_alloc_clone(rt, &fl->fl6_dst);
+	else
+		goto out2;
 
 	dst_release(&rt->dst);
 	rt = nrt ? : net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry;