diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index c72b4117fc75..5cf6e824c0df 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -3798,10 +3798,12 @@ static struct fib6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg,
 	if (nh) {
 		if (rt->fib6_src.plen) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Nexthops can not be used with source routing");
+			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 		if (!nexthop_get(nh)) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Nexthop has been deleted");
+			err = -ENOENT;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 		rt->nh = nh;