diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 1eb7795edb9dc..1452bb72b7d9c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static int __fib_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 src, __be32 dst,
 	dev_match = dev_match || (res.type == RTN_LOCAL &&
 				  dev == net->loopback_dev);
 	if (dev_match) {
-		ret = FIB_RES_NHC(res)->nhc_scope >= RT_SCOPE_HOST;
+		ret = FIB_RES_NHC(res)->nhc_scope >= RT_SCOPE_LINK;
 		return ret;
 	}
 	if (no_addr)
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static int __fib_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 src, __be32 dst,
 	ret = 0;
 	if (fib_lookup(net, &fl4, &res, FIB_LOOKUP_IGNORE_LINKSTATE) == 0) {
 		if (res.type == RTN_UNICAST)
-			ret = FIB_RES_NHC(res)->nhc_scope >= RT_SCOPE_HOST;
+			ret = FIB_RES_NHC(res)->nhc_scope >= RT_SCOPE_LINK;
 	}
 	return ret;