diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/systemops/systemops_linux.go b/client/internal/routemanager/systemops/systemops_linux.go
index 455e3407e2a..9041cbf2dfb 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/systemops/systemops_linux.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/systemops/systemops_linux.go
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ func addRule(params ruleParams) error {
 	rule.Invert = params.invert
 	rule.SuppressPrefixlen = params.suppressPrefix
 
-	if err := netlink.RuleAdd(rule); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, syscall.EEXIST) {
+	if err := netlink.RuleAdd(rule); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, syscall.EEXIST) && !errors.Is(err, syscall.EAFNOSUPPORT) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add routing rule: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func removeRule(params ruleParams) error {
 	rule.Priority = params.priority
 	rule.SuppressPrefixlen = params.suppressPrefix
 
-	if err := netlink.RuleDel(rule); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, syscall.ENOENT) {
+	if err := netlink.RuleDel(rule); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, syscall.ENOENT) && !errors.Is(err, syscall.EAFNOSUPPORT) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("remove routing rule: %w", err)
 	}