diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index c0fa61eba8f2..370f72785385 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -2887,6 +2887,8 @@ static int rt6_fill_node(struct net *net,
 	else
 		rtm->rtm_type = RTN_UNICAST;
 	rtm->rtm_flags = 0;
+	if (!netif_carrier_ok(rt->dst.dev))
+		rtm->rtm_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
 	rtm->rtm_scope = RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
 	rtm->rtm_protocol = rt->rt6i_protocol;
 	if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_DYNAMIC)