diff --git a/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h
index 54271ed0ed45..f73d27c5575a 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ void fib_flush_external(struct net *net);
 
 /* Exported by fib_semantics.c */
 int ip_fib_check_default(__be32 gw, struct net_device *dev);
-int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, int force);
+int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event);
 int fib_sync_down_addr(struct net *net, __be32 local);
-int fib_sync_up(struct net_device *dev);
+int fib_sync_up(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int nh_flags);
 void fib_select_multipath(struct fib_result *res);
 
 /* Exported by fib_trie.c */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 17fb02f488da..fdd8f07f1d34 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ struct rtnexthop {
 #define RTNH_F_PERVASIVE	2	/* Do recursive gateway lookup	*/
 #define RTNH_F_ONLINK		4	/* Gateway is forced on link	*/
 #define RTNH_F_OFFLOAD		8	/* offloaded route */
+#define RTNH_F_LINKDOWN		16	/* carrier-down on nexthop */
+
+#define RTNH_COMPARE_MASK	(RTNH_F_DEAD | RTNH_F_LINKDOWN)
 
 /* Macros to handle hexthops */
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 872494e6e6eb..534eb1485045 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -1063,9 +1063,9 @@ static void nl_fib_lookup_exit(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv4.fibnl = NULL;
 }
 
-static void fib_disable_ip(struct net_device *dev, int force)
+static void fib_disable_ip(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event)
 {
-	if (fib_sync_down_dev(dev, force))
+	if (fib_sync_down_dev(dev, event))
 		fib_flush(dev_net(dev));
 	rt_cache_flush(dev_net(dev));
 	arp_ifdown(dev);
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ static int fib_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 	case NETDEV_UP:
 		fib_add_ifaddr(ifa);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
-		fib_sync_up(dev);
+		fib_sync_up(dev, RTNH_F_DEAD);
 #endif
 		atomic_inc(&net->ipv4.dev_addr_genid);
 		rt_cache_flush(dev_net(dev));
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static int fib_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 			/* Last address was deleted from this interface.
 			 * Disable IP.
 			 */
-			fib_disable_ip(dev, 1);
+			fib_disable_ip(dev, event);
 		} else {
 			rt_cache_flush(dev_net(dev));
 		}
@@ -1107,9 +1107,10 @@ static int fib_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, vo
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
+	unsigned int flags;
 
 	if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER) {
-		fib_disable_ip(dev, 2);
+		fib_disable_ip(dev, event);
 		rt_flush_dev(dev);
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	}
@@ -1124,16 +1125,22 @@ static int fib_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, vo
 			fib_add_ifaddr(ifa);
 		} endfor_ifa(in_dev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
-		fib_sync_up(dev);
+		fib_sync_up(dev, RTNH_F_DEAD);
 #endif
 		atomic_inc(&net->ipv4.dev_addr_genid);
 		rt_cache_flush(net);
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_DOWN:
-		fib_disable_ip(dev, 0);
+		fib_disable_ip(dev, event);
 		break;
-	case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
 	case NETDEV_CHANGE:
+		flags = dev_get_flags(dev);
+		if (flags & (IFF_RUNNING | IFF_LOWER_UP))
+			fib_sync_up(dev, RTNH_F_LINKDOWN);
+		else
+			fib_sync_down_dev(dev, event);
+		/* fall through */
+	case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
 		rt_cache_flush(net);
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index 28ec3c1823bf..b1b305b1e340 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static inline int nh_comp(const struct fib_info *fi, const struct fib_info *ofi)
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_CLASSID
 		    nh->nh_tclassid != onh->nh_tclassid ||
 #endif
-		    ((nh->nh_flags ^ onh->nh_flags) & ~RTNH_F_DEAD))
+		    ((nh->nh_flags ^ onh->nh_flags) & ~RTNH_COMPARE_MASK))
 			return -1;
 		onh++;
 	} endfor_nexthops(fi);
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static struct fib_info *fib_find_info(const struct fib_info *nfi)
 		    nfi->fib_type == fi->fib_type &&
 		    memcmp(nfi->fib_metrics, fi->fib_metrics,
 			   sizeof(u32) * RTAX_MAX) == 0 &&
-		    ((nfi->fib_flags ^ fi->fib_flags) & ~RTNH_F_DEAD) == 0 &&
+		    !((nfi->fib_flags ^ fi->fib_flags) & ~RTNH_COMPARE_MASK) &&
 		    (nfi->fib_nhs == 0 || nh_comp(fi, nfi) == 0))
 			return fi;
 	}
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ static int fib_check_nh(struct fib_config *cfg, struct fib_info *fi,
 				return -ENODEV;
 			if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP))
 				return -ENETDOWN;
+			if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+				nh->nh_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
 			nh->nh_dev = dev;
 			dev_hold(dev);
 			nh->nh_scope = RT_SCOPE_LINK;
@@ -636,6 +638,8 @@ static int fib_check_nh(struct fib_config *cfg, struct fib_info *fi,
 		if (!dev)
 			goto out;
 		dev_hold(dev);
+		if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+			nh->nh_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
 		err = (dev->flags & IFF_UP) ? 0 : -ENETDOWN;
 	} else {
 		struct in_device *in_dev;
@@ -654,6 +658,8 @@ static int fib_check_nh(struct fib_config *cfg, struct fib_info *fi,
 		nh->nh_dev = in_dev->dev;
 		dev_hold(nh->nh_dev);
 		nh->nh_scope = RT_SCOPE_HOST;
+		if (!netif_carrier_ok(nh->nh_dev))
+			nh->nh_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
 		err = 0;
 	}
 out:
@@ -920,11 +926,17 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 		if (!nh->nh_dev)
 			goto failure;
 	} else {
+		int linkdown = 0;
+
 		change_nexthops(fi) {
 			err = fib_check_nh(cfg, fi, nexthop_nh);
 			if (err != 0)
 				goto failure;
+			if (nexthop_nh->nh_flags & RTNH_F_LINKDOWN)
+				linkdown++;
 		} endfor_nexthops(fi)
+		if (linkdown == fi->fib_nhs)
+			fi->fib_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
 	}
 
 	if (fi->fib_prefsrc) {
@@ -1103,7 +1115,7 @@ int fib_sync_down_addr(struct net *net, __be32 local)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, int force)
+int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int scope = RT_SCOPE_NOWHERE;
@@ -1112,7 +1124,8 @@ int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, int force)
 	struct hlist_head *head = &fib_info_devhash[hash];
 	struct fib_nh *nh;
 
-	if (force)
+	if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER ||
+	    event == NETDEV_DOWN)
 		scope = -1;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(nh, head, nh_hash) {
@@ -1129,7 +1142,15 @@ int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, int force)
 				dead++;
 			else if (nexthop_nh->nh_dev == dev &&
 				 nexthop_nh->nh_scope != scope) {
-				nexthop_nh->nh_flags |= RTNH_F_DEAD;
+				switch (event) {
+				case NETDEV_DOWN:
+				case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
+					nexthop_nh->nh_flags |= RTNH_F_DEAD;
+					/* fall through */
+				case NETDEV_CHANGE:
+					nexthop_nh->nh_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
+					break;
+				}
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
 				spin_lock_bh(&fib_multipath_lock);
 				fi->fib_power -= nexthop_nh->nh_power;
@@ -1139,14 +1160,23 @@ int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, int force)
 				dead++;
 			}
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
-			if (force > 1 && nexthop_nh->nh_dev == dev) {
+			if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER &&
+			    nexthop_nh->nh_dev == dev) {
 				dead = fi->fib_nhs;
 				break;
 			}
 #endif
 		} endfor_nexthops(fi)
 		if (dead == fi->fib_nhs) {
-			fi->fib_flags |= RTNH_F_DEAD;
+			switch (event) {
+			case NETDEV_DOWN:
+			case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
+				fi->fib_flags |= RTNH_F_DEAD;
+				/* fall through */
+			case NETDEV_CHANGE:
+				fi->fib_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
+				break;
+			}
 			ret++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1210,13 +1240,11 @@ void fib_select_default(struct fib_result *res)
 	return;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
-
 /*
  * Dead device goes up. We wake up dead nexthops.
  * It takes sense only on multipath routes.
  */
-int fib_sync_up(struct net_device *dev)
+int fib_sync_up(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int nh_flags)
 {
 	struct fib_info *prev_fi;
 	unsigned int hash;
@@ -1243,7 +1271,7 @@ int fib_sync_up(struct net_device *dev)
 		prev_fi = fi;
 		alive = 0;
 		change_nexthops(fi) {
-			if (!(nexthop_nh->nh_flags & RTNH_F_DEAD)) {
+			if (!(nexthop_nh->nh_flags & nh_flags)) {
 				alive++;
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -1254,14 +1282,18 @@ int fib_sync_up(struct net_device *dev)
 			    !__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev))
 				continue;
 			alive++;
+#ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
 			spin_lock_bh(&fib_multipath_lock);
 			nexthop_nh->nh_power = 0;
-			nexthop_nh->nh_flags &= ~RTNH_F_DEAD;
+			nexthop_nh->nh_flags &= ~nh_flags;
 			spin_unlock_bh(&fib_multipath_lock);
+#else
+			nexthop_nh->nh_flags &= ~nh_flags;
+#endif
 		} endfor_nexthops(fi)
 
 		if (alive > 0) {
-			fi->fib_flags &= ~RTNH_F_DEAD;
+			fi->fib_flags &= ~nh_flags;
 			ret++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1269,6 +1301,8 @@ int fib_sync_up(struct net_device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
+
 /*
  * The algorithm is suboptimal, but it provides really
  * fair weighted route distribution.