diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 27fedc3e4449c6550e69eca6a77d2b8bcb03034d..5969ca19a6c82d186d568ecb170e8fb747f55c5a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1982,23 +1982,6 @@ static void addrconf_add_mroute(struct net_device *dev)
 	ip6_route_add(&cfg);
 }
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6_SIT)
-static void sit_route_add(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct fib6_config cfg = {
-		.fc_table = RT6_TABLE_MAIN,
-		.fc_metric = IP6_RT_PRIO_ADDRCONF,
-		.fc_ifindex = dev->ifindex,
-		.fc_dst_len = 96,
-		.fc_flags = RTF_UP | RTF_NONEXTHOP,
-		.fc_nlinfo.nl_net = dev_net(dev),
-	};
-
-	/* prefix length - 96 bits "::d.d.d.d" */
-	ip6_route_add(&cfg);
-}
-#endif
-
 static struct inet6_dev *addrconf_add_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
@@ -2529,6 +2512,7 @@ static void sit_add_v4_addrs(struct inet6_dev *idev)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(idev->dev);
 	int scope, plen;
+	u32 pflags = 0;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
@@ -2542,10 +2526,12 @@ static void sit_add_v4_addrs(struct inet6_dev *idev)
 	} else {
 		scope = IPV6_ADDR_COMPATv4;
 		plen = 96;
+		pflags |= RTF_NONEXTHOP;
 	}
 
 	if (addr.s6_addr32[3]) {
 		add_addr(idev, &addr, plen, scope);
+		addrconf_prefix_route(&addr, plen, idev->dev, 0, pflags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2569,6 +2555,8 @@ static void sit_add_v4_addrs(struct inet6_dev *idev)
 				}
 
 				add_addr(idev, &addr, plen, flag);
+				addrconf_prefix_route(&addr, plen, idev->dev, 0,
+						      pflags);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2704,8 +2692,6 @@ static void addrconf_sit_config(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	if (dev->flags&IFF_POINTOPOINT)
 		addrconf_add_mroute(dev);
-	else
-		sit_route_add(dev);
 }
 #endif