diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 2a4c8d48977f..412fad809a3b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -2399,10 +2399,12 @@ static int rt6_fill_node(struct net *net,
 	rtm->rtm_protocol = rt->rt6i_protocol;
 	if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_DYNAMIC)
 		rtm->rtm_protocol = RTPROT_REDIRECT;
-	else if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_ADDRCONF)
-		rtm->rtm_protocol = RTPROT_KERNEL;
-	else if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_DEFAULT)
-		rtm->rtm_protocol = RTPROT_RA;
+	else if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_ADDRCONF) {
+		if (rt->rt6i_flags & (RTF_DEFAULT | RTF_ROUTEINFO))
+			rtm->rtm_protocol = RTPROT_RA;
+		else
+			rtm->rtm_protocol = RTPROT_KERNEL;
+	}
 
 	if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_CACHE)
 		rtm->rtm_flags |= RTM_F_CLONED;