diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 1394ddb6e35c..032a5ec391c5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static struct rt6_info ip6_null_entry_template = {
 		}
 	},
 	.rt6i_flags	= (RTF_REJECT | RTF_NONEXTHOP),
+	.rt6i_protocol  = RTPROT_KERNEL,
 	.rt6i_metric	= ~(u32) 0,
 	.rt6i_ref	= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
 };
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ static struct rt6_info ip6_prohibit_entry_template = {
 		}
 	},
 	.rt6i_flags	= (RTF_REJECT | RTF_NONEXTHOP),
+	.rt6i_protocol  = RTPROT_KERNEL,
 	.rt6i_metric	= ~(u32) 0,
 	.rt6i_ref	= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
 };
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ static struct rt6_info ip6_blk_hole_entry_template = {
 		}
 	},
 	.rt6i_flags	= (RTF_REJECT | RTF_NONEXTHOP),
+	.rt6i_protocol  = RTPROT_KERNEL,
 	.rt6i_metric	= ~(u32) 0,
 	.rt6i_ref	= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
 };