diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index d011819a8058..7174ced75efc 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int fib_rules_lookup(struct fib_rules_ops *ops, struct flowi *fl,
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = -ENETUNREACH;
+	err = -ESRCH;
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();