diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 710cafd..5895b1c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -1602,8 +1602,9 @@ static int fib6_age(struct rt6_info *rt, void *arg)
 		}
 		gc_args.more++;
 	} else if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_CACHE) {
-		if (atomic_read(&rt->dst.__refcnt) == 0 &&
-		    time_after_eq(now, rt->dst.lastuse + gc_args.timeout)) {
+		if ((rt->n && rt->n->dead) ||
+		    (atomic_read(&rt->dst.__refcnt) == 0 &&
+		     time_after_eq(now, rt->dst.lastuse + gc_args.timeout))) {
 			RT6_TRACE("aging clone %p\n", rt);
 			return -1;
 		} else if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_GATEWAY) {