diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 210b84cecc24..96f1621e2381 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1771,6 +1771,7 @@ static int rt6_insert_exception(struct rt6_info *nrt,
 	if (!err) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&f6i->fib6_table->tb6_lock);
 		fib6_update_sernum(net, f6i);
+		fib6_add_gc_list(f6i);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&f6i->fib6_table->tb6_lock);
 		fib6_force_start_gc(net);
 	}