diff --git a/sys/netinet6/in6.c b/sys/netinet6/in6.c
index 02294b40379..a69758678b4 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/in6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/in6.c
@@ -1295,6 +1295,7 @@ in6_handle_dstaddr_rtrequest(int cmd, struct in6_ifaddr *ia)
 
 	struct rt_addrinfo info = {
 		.rti_ifa = ifa,
+		.rti_ifp = ifa->ifa_ifp,
 		.rti_flags = RTF_PINNED | RTF_HOST,
 		.rti_info = {
 			[RTAX_DST] = (struct sockaddr *)&dst,