diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 74bb1190800ea9b98213be09f066df9fedf9980f..5046d2b240047ee36a1282f6a0b20acf8ceb3fc6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -3320,6 +3320,10 @@ static int rt6_fill_node(struct net *net,
 int rt6_dump_route(struct rt6_info *rt, void *p_arg)
 {
 	struct rt6_rtnl_dump_arg *arg = (struct rt6_rtnl_dump_arg *) p_arg;
+	struct net *net = arg->net;
+
+	if (rt == net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry)
+		return 0;
 
 	if (nlmsg_len(arg->cb->nlh) >= sizeof(struct rtmsg)) {
 		struct rtmsg *rtm = nlmsg_data(arg->cb->nlh);
@@ -3332,7 +3336,7 @@ int rt6_dump_route(struct rt6_info *rt, void *p_arg)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return rt6_fill_node(arg->net,
+	return rt6_fill_node(net,
 		     arg->skb, rt, NULL, NULL, 0, RTM_NEWROUTE,
 		     NETLINK_CB(arg->cb->skb).portid, arg->cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
 		     NLM_F_MULTI);