diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
index bf66a8657a5f..b99d80695b1f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
@@ -505,6 +505,13 @@ __ip_vs_get_out_rt_v6(int skb_af, struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_dest *dest,
 	return -1;
 
 err_unreach:
+	/* The ip6_link_failure function requires the dev field to be set
+	 * in order to get the net (further for the sake of fwmark
+	 * reflection).
+	 */
+	if (!skb->dev)
+		skb->dev = skb_dst(skb)->dev;
+
 	dst_link_failure(skb);
 	return -1;
 }