diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 190199851c9abbd0017f8e6c7134283505f6ceff..eaa4b000c7b443898be7c5ce36f4da4eb20158a6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1798,8 +1798,6 @@ out:	return err;
 no_route:
 	RT_CACHE_STAT_INC(in_no_route);
 	res.type = RTN_UNREACHABLE;
-	if (err == -ESRCH)
-		err = -ENETUNREACH;
 	goto local_input;
 
 	/*