diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 4004c5f0b8d7..162cb66d4605 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1960,6 +1960,7 @@ static int rtm_to_fib6_config(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 
 	cfg->fc_nlinfo.pid = NETLINK_CB(skb).pid;
 	cfg->fc_nlinfo.nlh = nlh;
+	cfg->fc_nlinfo.nl_net = skb->sk->sk_net;
 
 	if (tb[RTA_GATEWAY]) {
 		nla_memcpy(&cfg->fc_gateway, tb[RTA_GATEWAY], 16);