diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index a4a865c8a23c..0126d9bfa670 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -871,6 +871,9 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_pol_route_lookup(struct net *net,
 	struct fib6_node *fn;
 	struct rt6_info *rt;
 
+	if (fl6->flowi6_flags & FLOWI_FLAG_SKIP_NH_OIF)
+		flags &= ~RT6_LOOKUP_F_IFACE;
+
 	read_lock_bh(&table->tb6_lock);
 	fn = fib6_lookup(&table->tb6_root, &fl6->daddr, &fl6->saddr);
 restart: