diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index cdc8a49d7fc3..3cf9dc223103 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -227,8 +227,12 @@ static int __fib6_rule_action(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
 
 	rt = lookup(net, table, flp6, arg->lookup_data, flags);
 	if (rt != net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry) {
+		struct inet6_dev *idev = ip6_dst_idev(&rt->dst);
+
+		if (!idev)
+			goto again;
 		err = fib6_rule_saddr(net, rule, flags, flp6,
-				      ip6_dst_idev(&rt->dst)->dev);
+				      idev->dev);
 
 		if (err == -EAGAIN)
 			goto again;