diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index bce36f1a37b43..30b88d7b4bd61 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -1370,6 +1370,8 @@ static int check_leaf(struct fib_table *tb, struct trie *t, struct leaf *l,
 
 			if (fa->fa_tos && fa->fa_tos != flp->flowi4_tos)
 				continue;
+			if (fi->fib_dead)
+				continue;
 			if (fa->fa_info->fib_scope < flp->flowi4_scope)
 				continue;
 			fib_alias_accessed(fa);