diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_net.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_net.c
index 7d49d73b4f..416ae78116 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_net.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_net.c
@@ -2075,6 +2075,10 @@ static host_t *get_route(private_kernel_netlink_net_t *this, host_t *dest,
 				*iface = get_interface_name_by_index(this, best->oif);
 			}
 		}
+		if (!addr && !match_net)
+		{	/* fallback to destination address */
+			addr = dest->clone(dest);
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{