diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 93b4168044d9..6a40c5074543 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -4852,7 +4852,7 @@ static void rt6_upper_bound_set(struct fib6_info *rt, int *weight, int total)
 {
 	int upper_bound = -1;
 
-	if (!rt6_is_dead(rt)) {
+	if (total && !rt6_is_dead(rt)) {
 		*weight += rt->fib6_nh->fib_nh_weight;
 		upper_bound = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST_ULL((u64) (*weight) << 31,
 						    total) - 1;