diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 6bab84503cd9bb9622a3f269e7cde67aafc9b6aa..43508c8d08e28f7db3681b610bf770903797484a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1487,9 +1487,8 @@ static int ip_route_input_mc(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 	    skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP))
 		goto e_inval;
 
-	if (likely(!IN_DEV_ROUTE_LOCALNET(in_dev)))
-		if (ipv4_is_loopback(saddr))
-			goto e_inval;
+	if (ipv4_is_loopback(saddr) && !IN_DEV_ROUTE_LOCALNET(in_dev))
+		goto e_inval;
 
 	if (ipv4_is_zeronet(saddr)) {
 		if (!ipv4_is_local_multicast(daddr))