diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index c8c7b76c3b2e..845adb92ef70 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ static int fib_check_nh_nongw(struct net *net, struct fib_nh *nh,
 
 	nh->fib_nh_dev = in_dev->dev;
 	dev_hold(nh->fib_nh_dev);
-	nh->fib_nh_scope = RT_SCOPE_HOST;
+	nh->fib_nh_scope = RT_SCOPE_LINK;
 	if (!netif_carrier_ok(nh->fib_nh_dev))
 		nh->fib_nh_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
 	err = 0;