return rt;
 }
 
+static struct rt6_info *rt6_alloc_clone(struct rt6_info *ort, struct in6_addr *daddr)
+{
+       struct rt6_info *rt = ip6_rt_copy(ort);
+       if (rt) {
+               ipv6_addr_copy(&rt->rt6i_dst.addr, daddr);
+               rt->rt6i_dst.plen = 128;
+               rt->rt6i_flags |= RTF_CACHE;
+               if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_REJECT)
+                       rt->u.dst.error = ort->u.dst.error;
+               rt->u.dst.flags |= DST_HOST;
+               rt->rt6i_nexthop = neigh_clone(ort->rt6i_nexthop);
+       }
+       return rt;
+}
+
 #define BACKTRACK() \
 if (rt == &ip6_null_entry && strict) { \
        while ((fn = fn->parent) != NULL) { \
 
                ip6_ins_rt(nrt, NULL, NULL, NULL);
        } else {
-               nrt = ip6_rt_copy(rt);
-               if (nrt == NULL)
+               nrt = rt6_alloc_clone(rt, daddr);
+               if (!nrt)
                        goto out;
-               ipv6_addr_copy(&nrt->rt6i_dst.addr, daddr);
-               nrt->rt6i_dst.plen = 128;
-               nrt->u.dst.flags |= DST_HOST;
-               nrt->rt6i_nexthop = neigh_clone(rt->rt6i_nexthop);
                dst_set_expires(&nrt->u.dst, ip6_rt_mtu_expires);
-               nrt->rt6i_flags |= RTF_DYNAMIC|RTF_CACHE|RTF_EXPIRES;
-               if (nrt->rt6i_flags & RTF_REJECT)
-                       nrt->u.dst.error = rt->u.dst.error;
+               nrt->rt6i_flags |= RTF_DYNAMIC|RTF_EXPIRES;
                nrt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_MTU-1] = pmtu;
                if (allfrag)
                        nrt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_FEATURES-1] |= RTAX_FEATURE_ALLFRAG;