diff --git a/include/net/lwtunnel.h b/include/net/lwtunnel.h
index ea3f80f58fd6..95581ca69f0f 100644
--- a/include/net/lwtunnel.h
+++ b/include/net/lwtunnel.h
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ int lwtunnel_encap_add_ops(const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops *op,
 			   unsigned int num);
 int lwtunnel_encap_del_ops(const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops *op,
 			   unsigned int num);
+int lwtunnel_valid_encap_type(u16 encap_type);
+int lwtunnel_valid_encap_type_attr(struct nlattr *attr, int len);
 int lwtunnel_build_state(struct net_device *dev, u16 encap_type,
 			 struct nlattr *encap,
 			 unsigned int family, const void *cfg,
@@ -169,6 +171,15 @@ static inline int lwtunnel_encap_del_ops(const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops *op,
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
+static inline int lwtunnel_valid_encap_type(u16 encap_type)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+static inline int lwtunnel_valid_encap_type_attr(struct nlattr *attr, int len)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
 static inline int lwtunnel_build_state(struct net_device *dev, u16 encap_type,
 				       struct nlattr *encap,
 				       unsigned int family, const void *cfg,
diff --git a/net/core/lwtunnel.c b/net/core/lwtunnel.c
index e5f84c26ba1a..2f6db386624e 100644
--- a/net/core/lwtunnel.c
+++ b/net/core/lwtunnel.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <net/lwtunnel.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/ip6_fib.h>
+#include <net/nexthop.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 
@@ -110,18 +111,6 @@ int lwtunnel_build_state(struct net_device *dev, u16 encap_type,
 	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	ops = rcu_dereference(lwtun_encaps[encap_type]);
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-	if (!ops) {
-		const char *encap_type_str = lwtunnel_encap_str(encap_type);
-
-		if (encap_type_str) {
-			rcu_read_unlock();
-			request_module("rtnl-lwt-%s", encap_type_str);
-			rcu_read_lock();
-			ops = rcu_dereference(lwtun_encaps[encap_type]);
-		}
-	}
-#endif
 	if (likely(ops && ops->build_state))
 		ret = ops->build_state(dev, encap, family, cfg, lws);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -130,6 +119,67 @@ int lwtunnel_build_state(struct net_device *dev, u16 encap_type,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lwtunnel_build_state);
 
+int lwtunnel_valid_encap_type(u16 encap_type)
+{
+	const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops *ops;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (encap_type == LWTUNNEL_ENCAP_NONE ||
+	    encap_type > LWTUNNEL_ENCAP_MAX)
+		return ret;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ops = rcu_dereference(lwtun_encaps[encap_type]);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+	if (!ops) {
+		const char *encap_type_str = lwtunnel_encap_str(encap_type);
+
+		if (encap_type_str) {
+			__rtnl_unlock();
+			request_module("rtnl-lwt-%s", encap_type_str);
+			rtnl_lock();
+
+			rcu_read_lock();
+			ops = rcu_dereference(lwtun_encaps[encap_type]);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+	return ops ? 0 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(lwtunnel_valid_encap_type);
+
+int lwtunnel_valid_encap_type_attr(struct nlattr *attr, int remaining)
+{
+	struct rtnexthop *rtnh = (struct rtnexthop *)attr;
+	struct nlattr *nla_entype;
+	struct nlattr *attrs;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	u16 encap_type;
+	int attrlen;
+
+	while (rtnh_ok(rtnh, remaining)) {
+		attrlen = rtnh_attrlen(rtnh);
+		if (attrlen > 0) {
+			attrs = rtnh_attrs(rtnh);
+			nla = nla_find(attrs, attrlen, RTA_ENCAP);
+			nla_entype = nla_find(attrs, attrlen, RTA_ENCAP_TYPE);
+
+			if (nla_entype) {
+				encap_type = nla_get_u16(nla_entype);
+
+				if (lwtunnel_valid_encap_type(encap_type) != 0)
+					return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+		}
+		rtnh = rtnh_next(rtnh, &remaining);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(lwtunnel_valid_encap_type_attr);
+
 int lwtunnel_fill_encap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct lwtunnel_state *lwtstate)
 {
 	const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops *ops;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 3e4f183fc241..5b03d7f3b255 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 #include <net/l3mdev.h>
+#include <net/lwtunnel.h>
 #include <trace/events/fib.h>
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES
@@ -676,6 +677,10 @@ static int rtm_to_fib_config(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			cfg->fc_mx_len = nla_len(attr);
 			break;
 		case RTA_MULTIPATH:
+			err = lwtunnel_valid_encap_type_attr(nla_data(attr),
+							     nla_len(attr));
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto errout;
 			cfg->fc_mp = nla_data(attr);
 			cfg->fc_mp_len = nla_len(attr);
 			break;
@@ -690,6 +695,9 @@ static int rtm_to_fib_config(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			break;
 		case RTA_ENCAP_TYPE:
 			cfg->fc_encap_type = nla_get_u16(attr);
+			err = lwtunnel_valid_encap_type(cfg->fc_encap_type);
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto errout;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index acd8023763cb..bff4460f17be 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -2885,6 +2885,11 @@ static int rtm_to_fib6_config(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	if (tb[RTA_MULTIPATH]) {
 		cfg->fc_mp = nla_data(tb[RTA_MULTIPATH]);
 		cfg->fc_mp_len = nla_len(tb[RTA_MULTIPATH]);
+
+		err = lwtunnel_valid_encap_type_attr(cfg->fc_mp,
+						     cfg->fc_mp_len);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto errout;
 	}
 
 	if (tb[RTA_PREF]) {
@@ -2898,9 +2903,14 @@ static int rtm_to_fib6_config(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	if (tb[RTA_ENCAP])
 		cfg->fc_encap = tb[RTA_ENCAP];
 
-	if (tb[RTA_ENCAP_TYPE])
+	if (tb[RTA_ENCAP_TYPE]) {
 		cfg->fc_encap_type = nla_get_u16(tb[RTA_ENCAP_TYPE]);
 
+		err = lwtunnel_valid_encap_type(cfg->fc_encap_type);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto errout;
+	}
+
 	if (tb[RTA_EXPIRES]) {
 		unsigned long timeout = addrconf_timeout_fixup(nla_get_u32(tb[RTA_EXPIRES]), HZ);