diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index ac6fde5d45f1..3d9f1c2f81c5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ struct dst_entry *ipv4_blackhole_route(struct net *net, struct dst_entry *dst_or
 	struct rtable *ort = (struct rtable *) dst_orig;
 	struct rtable *rt;
 
-	rt = dst_alloc(&ipv4_dst_blackhole_ops, NULL, 1, DST_OBSOLETE_NONE, 0);
+	rt = dst_alloc(&ipv4_dst_blackhole_ops, NULL, 1, DST_OBSOLETE_DEAD, 0);
 	if (rt) {
 		struct dst_entry *new = &rt->dst;