diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 32fa6236dacd..ba5de8b924b8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1268,6 +1268,7 @@ static void
 cleanup_prefix_route(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, unsigned long expires,
 		     bool del_rt, bool del_peer)
 {
+	struct net *net = dev_net(ifp->idev->dev);
 	struct fib6_table *table;
 	struct fib6_info *f6i;
 
@@ -1276,9 +1277,10 @@ cleanup_prefix_route(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, unsigned long expires,
 					ifp->idev->dev, 0, RTF_DEFAULT, true);
 	if (f6i) {
 		if (del_rt)
-			ip6_del_rt(dev_net(ifp->idev->dev), f6i, false);
+			ip6_del_rt(net, f6i, false);
 		else {
-			if (!(f6i->fib6_flags & RTF_EXPIRES)) {
+			if (f6i != net->ipv6.fib6_null_entry &&
+			    !(f6i->fib6_flags & RTF_EXPIRES)) {
 				table = f6i->fib6_table;
 				spin_lock_bh(&table->tb6_lock);