diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index e2d3b758..7b6a584 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1688,6 +1688,7 @@
 		.fc_dst_len = plen,
 		.fc_flags = RTF_UP | flags,
 		.fc_nlinfo.nl_net = dev_net(dev),
+		.fc_protocol = RTPROT_KERNEL,
 	};
 
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&cfg.fc_dst, pfx);