diff --git a/include/net/ip.h b/include/net/ip.h
index 7627a4df893b..8a3860a916dc 100644
--- a/include/net/ip.h
+++ b/include/net/ip.h
@@ -240,16 +240,24 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *ip_finish_skb(struct sock *sk, struct flowi4 *fl4)
 	return __ip_make_skb(sk, fl4, &sk->sk_write_queue, &inet_sk(sk)->cork.base);
 }
 
+/* Get the route scope that should be used when sending a packet. */
+static inline u8 ip_sendmsg_scope(const struct inet_sock *inet,
+				  const struct ipcm_cookie *ipc,
+				  const struct msghdr *msg)
+{
+	if (sock_flag(&inet->sk, SOCK_LOCALROUTE) ||
+	    msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTROUTE ||
+	    (ipc->opt && ipc->opt->opt.is_strictroute))
+		return RT_SCOPE_LINK;
+
+	return RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
+}
+
 static inline __u8 get_rttos(struct ipcm_cookie* ipc, struct inet_sock *inet)
 {
 	return (ipc->tos != -1) ? RT_TOS(ipc->tos) : RT_TOS(inet->tos);
 }
 
-static inline __u8 get_rtconn_flags(struct ipcm_cookie* ipc, struct sock* sk)
-{
-	return (ipc->tos != -1) ? RT_CONN_FLAGS_TOS(sk, ipc->tos) : RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk);
-}
-
 /* datagram.c */
 int __ip4_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len);
 int ip4_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 3793c81bda8a..25dd78cee179 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	struct ip_options_data opt_copy;
 	int free = 0;
 	__be32 saddr, daddr, faddr;
-	u8  tos;
+	u8 tos, scope;
 	int err;
 
 	pr_debug("ping_v4_sendmsg(sk=%p,sk->num=%u)\n", inet, inet->inet_num);
@@ -769,11 +769,7 @@ static int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		faddr = ipc.opt->opt.faddr;
 	}
 	tos = get_rttos(&ipc, inet);
-	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LOCALROUTE) ||
-	    (msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTROUTE) ||
-	    (ipc.opt && ipc.opt->opt.is_strictroute)) {
-		tos |= RTO_ONLINK;
-	}
+	scope = ip_sendmsg_scope(inet, &ipc, msg);
 
 	if (ipv4_is_multicast(daddr)) {
 		if (!ipc.oif || netif_index_is_l3_master(sock_net(sk), ipc.oif))
@@ -783,10 +779,9 @@ static int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	} else if (!ipc.oif)
 		ipc.oif = inet->uc_index;
 
-	flowi4_init_output(&fl4, ipc.oif, ipc.sockc.mark, tos,
-			   RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE, sk->sk_protocol,
-			   inet_sk_flowi_flags(sk), faddr, saddr, 0, 0,
-			   sk->sk_uid);
+	flowi4_init_output(&fl4, ipc.oif, ipc.sockc.mark, tos, scope,
+			   sk->sk_protocol, inet_sk_flowi_flags(sk), faddr,
+			   saddr, 0, 0, sk->sk_uid);
 
 	fl4.fl4_icmp_type = user_icmph.type;
 	fl4.fl4_icmp_code = user_icmph.code;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/raw.c b/net/ipv4/raw.c
index ff712bf2a98d..8b7b5c842bdd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/raw.c
@@ -476,10 +476,10 @@ static int raw_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	struct ipcm_cookie ipc;
 	struct rtable *rt = NULL;
 	struct flowi4 fl4;
+	u8 tos, scope;
 	int free = 0;
 	__be32 daddr;
 	__be32 saddr;
-	u8  tos;
 	int err;
 	struct ip_options_data opt_copy;
 	struct raw_frag_vec rfv;
@@ -572,9 +572,8 @@ static int raw_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 			daddr = ipc.opt->opt.faddr;
 		}
 	}
-	tos = get_rtconn_flags(&ipc, sk);
-	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTROUTE)
-		tos |= RTO_ONLINK;
+	tos = get_rttos(&ipc, inet);
+	scope = ip_sendmsg_scope(inet, &ipc, msg);
 
 	if (ipv4_is_multicast(daddr)) {
 		if (!ipc.oif || netif_index_is_l3_master(sock_net(sk), ipc.oif))
@@ -597,8 +596,7 @@ static int raw_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		}
 	}
 
-	flowi4_init_output(&fl4, ipc.oif, ipc.sockc.mark, tos,
-			   RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
+	flowi4_init_output(&fl4, ipc.oif, ipc.sockc.mark, tos, scope,
 			   hdrincl ? IPPROTO_RAW : sk->sk_protocol,
 			   inet_sk_flowi_flags(sk) |
 			    (hdrincl ? FLOWI_FLAG_KNOWN_NH : 0),
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 2879dc6d66ea..e992dd5392e3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -1062,8 +1062,8 @@ int udp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	int free = 0;
 	int connected = 0;
 	__be32 daddr, faddr, saddr;
+	u8 tos, scope;
 	__be16 dport;
-	u8  tos;
 	int err, is_udplite = IS_UDPLITE(sk);
 	int corkreq = READ_ONCE(up->corkflag) || msg->msg_flags&MSG_MORE;
 	int (*getfrag)(void *, char *, int, int, int, struct sk_buff *);
@@ -1183,12 +1183,9 @@ int udp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		connected = 0;
 	}
 	tos = get_rttos(&ipc, inet);
-	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LOCALROUTE) ||
-	    (msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTROUTE) ||
-	    (ipc.opt && ipc.opt->opt.is_strictroute)) {
-		tos |= RTO_ONLINK;
+	scope = ip_sendmsg_scope(inet, &ipc, msg);
+	if (scope == RT_SCOPE_LINK)
 		connected = 0;
-	}
 
 	if (ipv4_is_multicast(daddr)) {
 		if (!ipc.oif || netif_index_is_l3_master(sock_net(sk), ipc.oif))
@@ -1221,11 +1218,9 @@ int udp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 
 		fl4 = &fl4_stack;
 
-		flowi4_init_output(fl4, ipc.oif, ipc.sockc.mark, tos,
-				   RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE, sk->sk_protocol,
-				   flow_flags,
-				   faddr, saddr, dport, inet->inet_sport,
-				   sk->sk_uid);
+		flowi4_init_output(fl4, ipc.oif, ipc.sockc.mark, tos, scope,
+				   sk->sk_protocol, flow_flags, faddr, saddr,
+				   dport, inet->inet_sport, sk->sk_uid);
 
 		security_sk_classify_flow(sk, flowi4_to_flowi_common(fl4));
 		rt = ip_route_output_flow(net, fl4, sk);