diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
index 8b075f0bc351..6d0b1f3e927b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ int ip6_route_me_harder(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct sock *sk = sk_to_full_sk(skb->sk);
 	unsigned int hh_len;
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
+	int strict = (ipv6_addr_type(&iph->daddr) &
+		      (IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST | IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL));
 	struct flowi6 fl6 = {
 		.flowi6_oif = sk && sk->sk_bound_dev_if ? sk->sk_bound_dev_if :
-			rt6_need_strict(&iph->daddr) ? skb_dst(skb)->dev->ifindex : 0,
+			strict ? skb_dst(skb)->dev->ifindex : 0,
 		.flowi6_mark = skb->mark,
 		.flowi6_uid = sock_net_uid(net, sk),
 		.daddr = iph->daddr,