diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index be31eeacb0be..c31003d8c22f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -583,6 +583,9 @@ static int rtentry_to_fib_config(struct net *net, int cmd, struct rtentry *rt,
 			cfg->fc_scope = RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
 	}
 
+	if (!cfg->fc_table)
+		cfg->fc_table = RT_TABLE_MAIN;
+
 	if (cmd == SIOCDELRT)
 		return 0;