1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index cfb7d25c172d..21698f8c49ee 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ jumped:
                         err = ops->action(rule, fl, flags, arg);
 
                 if (err != -EAGAIN) {
-                        if (likely(atomic_inc_not_zero(&rule->refcnt))) {
+                        if ((arg->flags & FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF) ||
+                            likely(atomic_inc_not_zero(&rule->refcnt))) {
                                 arg->rule = rule;
                                 goto out;
                         }