diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index c28cdda..7faa9d5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -731,8 +731,11 @@
 		prefix = &prefix_buf;
 	}
 
-	rt = rt6_get_route_info(net, prefix, rinfo->prefix_len, gwaddr,
-				dev->ifindex);
+	if (rinfo->prefix_len == 0)
+		rt = rt6_get_dflt_router(gwaddr, dev);
+	else
+		rt = rt6_get_route_info(net, prefix, rinfo->prefix_len,
+					gwaddr, dev->ifindex);
 
 	if (rt && !lifetime) {
 		ip6_del_rt(rt);