diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index ed7fb5fd885c..317339cd7f03 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -987,8 +987,8 @@ static int inet_dump_fib(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		filter.flags = rtm->rtm_flags & (RTM_F_PREFIX | RTM_F_CLONED);
 	}
 
-	/* fib entries are never clones and ipv4 does not use prefix flag */
-	if (filter.flags & (RTM_F_PREFIX | RTM_F_CLONED))
+	/* ipv4 does not use prefix flag */
+	if (filter.flags & RTM_F_PREFIX)
 		return skb->len;
 
 	if (filter.table_id) {