/* 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, unsigned long event);
+int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event, bool force);
 int fib_sync_down_addr(struct net *net, __be32 local);
 int fib_sync_up(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int nh_flags);
 void fib_select_multipath(struct fib_result *res);
 
        net->ipv4.fibnl = NULL;
 }
 
-static void fib_disable_ip(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event)
+static void fib_disable_ip(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event,
+                          bool force)
 {
-       if (fib_sync_down_dev(dev, event))
+       if (fib_sync_down_dev(dev, event, force))
                fib_flush(dev_net(dev));
        rt_cache_flush(dev_net(dev));
        arp_ifdown(dev);
                        /* Last address was deleted from this interface.
                         * Disable IP.
                         */
-                       fib_disable_ip(dev, event);
+                       fib_disable_ip(dev, event, true);
                } else {
                        rt_cache_flush(dev_net(dev));
                }
        unsigned int flags;
 
        if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER) {
-               fib_disable_ip(dev, event);
+               fib_disable_ip(dev, event, true);
                rt_flush_dev(dev);
                return NOTIFY_DONE;
        }
                rt_cache_flush(net);
                break;
        case NETDEV_DOWN:
-               fib_disable_ip(dev, event);
+               fib_disable_ip(dev, event, false);
                break;
        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);
+                       fib_sync_down_dev(dev, event, false);
                /* fall through */
        case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
                rt_cache_flush(net);
 
        return ret;
 }
 
-int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event)
+/* Event              force Flags           Description
+ * NETDEV_CHANGE      0     LINKDOWN        Carrier OFF, not for scope host
+ * NETDEV_DOWN        0     LINKDOWN|DEAD   Link down, not for scope host
+ * NETDEV_DOWN        1     LINKDOWN|DEAD   Last address removed
+ * NETDEV_UNREGISTER  1     LINKDOWN|DEAD   Device removed
+ */
+int fib_sync_down_dev(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event, bool force)
 {
        int ret = 0;
        int scope = RT_SCOPE_NOWHERE;
        struct hlist_head *head = &fib_info_devhash[hash];
        struct fib_nh *nh;
 
-       if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER ||
-           event == NETDEV_DOWN)
+       if (force)
                scope = -1;
 
        hlist_for_each_entry(nh, head, nh_hash) {