if (!rtnh_ok(rtnh, remaining))
                        return -EINVAL;
 
+               if (rtnh->rtnh_flags & (RTNH_F_DEAD | RTNH_F_LINKDOWN))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
                nexthop_nh->nh_flags =
                        (cfg->fc_flags & ~0xFF) | rtnh->rtnh_flags;
                nexthop_nh->nh_oif = rtnh->rtnh_ifindex;
        if (fib_props[cfg->fc_type].scope > cfg->fc_scope)
                goto err_inval;
 
+       if (cfg->fc_flags & (RTNH_F_DEAD | RTNH_F_LINKDOWN))
+               goto err_inval;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
        if (cfg->fc_mp) {
                nhs = fib_count_nexthops(cfg->fc_mp, cfg->fc_mp_len);