diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index c3e3b5633fd0..d147471d1d8e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ struct fib_table *fib_new_table(struct net *net, u32 id)
 	if (id == RT_TABLE_LOCAL && !net->ipv4.fib_has_custom_rules)
 		alias = fib_new_table(net, RT_TABLE_MAIN);
 
-	tb = fib_trie_table(id, alias);
+	if (check_net(net))
+		tb = fib_trie_table(id, alias);
 	if (!tb)
 		return NULL;