diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
index 9b76a8fcdd24..bf539c34ccd3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static bool has_gateway(const struct dst_entry *dst, sa_family_t family)
 
 	if (family == AF_INET) {
 		rt = container_of(dst, struct rtable, dst);
-		return rt->rt_gw_family == AF_INET;
+		return rt->rt_uses_gateway;
 	}
 
 	rt6 = container_of(dst, struct rt6_info, dst);
diff --git a/include/net/route.h b/include/net/route.h
index dfce19c9fa96..6c516840380d 100644
--- a/include/net/route.h
+++ b/include/net/route.h
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ struct rtable {
 	unsigned int		rt_flags;
 	__u16			rt_type;
 	__u8			rt_is_input;
-	u8			rt_gw_family;
+	__u8			rt_uses_gateway;
 
 	int			rt_iif;
 
+	u8			rt_gw_family;
 	/* Info on neighbour */
 	union {
 		__be32		rt_gw4;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index f5c163d4771b..a9183543ca30 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ struct dst_entry *inet_csk_route_req(const struct sock *sk,
 	rt = ip_route_output_flow(net, fl4, sk);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt))
 		goto no_route;
-	if (opt && opt->opt.is_strictroute && rt->rt_gw_family)
+	if (opt && opt->opt.is_strictroute && rt->rt_uses_gateway)
 		goto route_err;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return &rt->dst;
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ struct dst_entry *inet_csk_route_child_sock(const struct sock *sk,
 	rt = ip_route_output_flow(net, fl4, sk);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt))
 		goto no_route;
-	if (opt && opt->opt.is_strictroute && rt->rt_gw_family)
+	if (opt && opt->opt.is_strictroute && rt->rt_uses_gateway)
 		goto route_err;
 	return &rt->dst;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
index 06f6f280b9ff..00ec819f949b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	rt = skb_rtable(skb);
 
-	if (opt->is_strictroute && rt->rt_gw_family)
+	if (opt->is_strictroute && rt->rt_uses_gateway)
 		goto sr_failed;
 
 	IPCB(skb)->flags |= IPSKB_FORWARDED;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 5eb73775c3f7..a77c3a4c24de 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ int __ip_queue_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl,
 	skb_dst_set_noref(skb, &rt->dst);
 
 packet_routed:
-	if (inet_opt && inet_opt->opt.is_strictroute && rt->rt_gw_family)
+	if (inet_opt && inet_opt->opt.is_strictroute && rt->rt_uses_gateway)
 		goto no_route;
 
 	/* OK, we know where to send it, allocate and build IP header. */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index b6a6f18c3dd1..7dcce724c78b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ static void fill_route_from_fnhe(struct rtable *rt, struct fib_nh_exception *fnh
 
 	if (fnhe->fnhe_gw) {
 		rt->rt_flags |= RTCF_REDIRECTED;
+		rt->rt_uses_gateway = 1;
 		rt->rt_gw_family = AF_INET;
 		rt->rt_gw4 = fnhe->fnhe_gw;
 	}
@@ -1313,7 +1314,7 @@ static unsigned int ipv4_mtu(const struct dst_entry *dst)
 	mtu = READ_ONCE(dst->dev->mtu);
 
 	if (unlikely(ip_mtu_locked(dst))) {
-		if (rt->rt_gw_family && mtu > 576)
+		if (rt->rt_uses_gateway && mtu > 576)
 			mtu = 576;
 	}
 
@@ -1569,6 +1570,7 @@ static void rt_set_nexthop(struct rtable *rt, __be32 daddr,
 		struct fib_nh_common *nhc = FIB_RES_NHC(*res);
 
 		if (nhc->nhc_gw_family && nhc->nhc_scope == RT_SCOPE_LINK) {
+			rt->rt_uses_gateway = 1;
 			rt->rt_gw_family = nhc->nhc_gw_family;
 			/* only INET and INET6 are supported */
 			if (likely(nhc->nhc_gw_family == AF_INET))
@@ -1634,6 +1636,7 @@ struct rtable *rt_dst_alloc(struct net_device *dev,
 		rt->rt_iif = 0;
 		rt->rt_pmtu = 0;
 		rt->rt_mtu_locked = 0;
+		rt->rt_uses_gateway = 0;
 		rt->rt_gw_family = 0;
 		rt->rt_gw4 = 0;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rt->rt_uncached);
@@ -2694,6 +2697,7 @@ struct dst_entry *ipv4_blackhole_route(struct net *net, struct dst_entry *dst_or
 		rt->rt_genid = rt_genid_ipv4(net);
 		rt->rt_flags = ort->rt_flags;
 		rt->rt_type = ort->rt_type;
+		rt->rt_uses_gateway = ort->rt_uses_gateway;
 		rt->rt_gw_family = ort->rt_gw_family;
 		if (rt->rt_gw_family == AF_INET)
 			rt->rt_gw4 = ort->rt_gw4;
@@ -2778,21 +2782,23 @@ static int rt_fill_info(struct net *net, __be32 dst, __be32 src,
 		if (nla_put_in_addr(skb, RTA_PREFSRC, fl4->saddr))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 	}
-	if (rt->rt_gw_family == AF_INET &&
-	    nla_put_in_addr(skb, RTA_GATEWAY, rt->rt_gw4)) {
-		goto nla_put_failure;
-	} else if (rt->rt_gw_family == AF_INET6) {
-		int alen = sizeof(struct in6_addr);
-		struct nlattr *nla;
-		struct rtvia *via;
-
-		nla = nla_reserve(skb, RTA_VIA, alen + 2);
-		if (!nla)
+	if (rt->rt_uses_gateway) {
+		if (rt->rt_gw_family == AF_INET &&
+		    nla_put_in_addr(skb, RTA_GATEWAY, rt->rt_gw4)) {
 			goto nla_put_failure;
+		} else if (rt->rt_gw_family == AF_INET6) {
+			int alen = sizeof(struct in6_addr);
+			struct nlattr *nla;
+			struct rtvia *via;
 
-		via = nla_data(nla);
-		via->rtvia_family = AF_INET6;
-		memcpy(via->rtvia_addr, &rt->rt_gw6, alen);
+			nla = nla_reserve(skb, RTA_VIA, alen + 2);
+			if (!nla)
+				goto nla_put_failure;
+
+			via = nla_data(nla);
+			via->rtvia_family = AF_INET6;
+			memcpy(via->rtvia_addr, &rt->rt_gw6, alen);
+		}
 	}
 
 	expires = rt->dst.expires;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
index cdef8f9a3b01..35b84b52b702 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static int xfrm4_fill_dst(struct xfrm_dst *xdst, struct net_device *dev,
 	xdst->u.rt.rt_flags = rt->rt_flags & (RTCF_BROADCAST | RTCF_MULTICAST |
 					      RTCF_LOCAL);
 	xdst->u.rt.rt_type = rt->rt_type;
+	xdst->u.rt.rt_uses_gateway = rt->rt_uses_gateway;
 	xdst->u.rt.rt_gw_family = rt->rt_gw_family;
 	if (rt->rt_gw_family == AF_INET)
 		xdst->u.rt.rt_gw4 = rt->rt_gw4;