diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index c2438e8cb9d0..05ebd7833043 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ struct dst_entry * ip6_route_output(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 {
 	int flags = 0;
 
-	if (rt6_need_strict(&fl->fl6_dst))
+	if (fl->oif || rt6_need_strict(&fl->fl6_dst))
 		flags |= RT6_LOOKUP_F_IFACE;
 
 	if (!ipv6_addr_any(&fl->fl6_src))