diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index fc95738ded76..a130cdfaebfb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -636,12 +636,12 @@ static int inet6_dump_fib(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	};
 	const struct nlmsghdr *nlh = cb->nlh;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
-	unsigned int e = 0, s_e;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct fib6_walker *w;
 	struct fib6_table *tb;
 	unsigned int h, s_h;
 	int err = 0;
+	u32 s_id;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (cb->strict_check) {
@@ -701,23 +701,22 @@ static int inet6_dump_fib(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	}
 
 	s_h = cb->args[0];
-	s_e = cb->args[1];
+	s_id = cb->args[1];
 
-	for (h = s_h; h < FIB6_TABLE_HASHSZ; h++, s_e = 0) {
-		e = 0;
+	for (h = s_h; h < FIB6_TABLE_HASHSZ; h++, s_id = 0) {
 		head = &net->ipv6.fib_table_hash[h];
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(tb, head, tb6_hlist) {
-			if (e < s_e)
-				goto next;
+			if (s_id && tb->tb6_id != s_id)
+				continue;
+
+			s_id = 0;
+			cb->args[1] = tb->tb6_id;
 			err = fib6_dump_table(tb, skb, cb);
 			if (err != 0)
 				goto out;
-next:
-			e++;
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	cb->args[1] = e;
 	cb->args[0] = h;
 
 unlock: