diff --git a/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h
index a6446d72c5d9..a85028e06b1e 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ int fib_table_insert(struct net *, struct fib_table *, struct fib_config *);
 int fib_table_delete(struct net *, struct fib_table *, struct fib_config *);
 int fib_table_dump(struct fib_table *table, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		   struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int fib_table_flush(struct net *net, struct fib_table *table);
+int fib_table_flush(struct net *net, struct fib_table *table, bool flush_all);
 struct fib_table *fib_trie_unmerge(struct fib_table *main_tb);
 void fib_table_flush_external(struct fib_table *table);
 void fib_free_table(struct fib_table *tb);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 9364c39d0555..cbe3fdba4a2c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void fib_flush(struct net *net)
 		struct fib_table *tb;
 
 		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(tb, tmp, head, tb_hlist)
-			flushed += fib_table_flush(net, tb);
+			flushed += fib_table_flush(net, tb, false);
 	}
 
 	if (flushed)
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ static void ip_fib_net_exit(struct net *net)
 
 		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(tb, tmp, head, tb_hlist) {
 			hlist_del(&tb->tb_hlist);
-			fib_table_flush(net, tb);
+			fib_table_flush(net, tb, true);
 			fib_free_table(tb);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index ef40bb659a7a..36f0a8c581d0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ void fib_table_flush_external(struct fib_table *tb)
 }
 
 /* Caller must hold RTNL. */
-int fib_table_flush(struct net *net, struct fib_table *tb)
+int fib_table_flush(struct net *net, struct fib_table *tb, bool flush_all)
 {
 	struct trie *t = (struct trie *)tb->tb_data;
 	struct key_vector *pn = t->kv;
@@ -1874,7 +1874,17 @@ int fib_table_flush(struct net *net, struct fib_table *tb)
 		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(fa, tmp, &n->leaf, fa_list) {
 			struct fib_info *fi = fa->fa_info;
 
-			if (!fi || !(fi->fib_flags & RTNH_F_DEAD)) {
+			if (!fi ||
+			    (!(fi->fib_flags & RTNH_F_DEAD) &&
+			     !fib_props[fa->fa_type].error)) {
+				slen = fa->fa_slen;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/* Do not flush error routes if network namespace is
+			 * not being dismantled
+			 */
+			if (!flush_all && fib_props[fa->fa_type].error) {
 				slen = fa->fa_slen;
 				continue;
 			}