diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 6fdf1c195d8e..7e865c11d4f3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1522,15 +1522,21 @@ void rt_flush_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct rtable *rt;
+	struct rtable *tmp;
 	int cpu;
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		struct uncached_list *ul = &per_cpu(rt_uncached_list, cpu);
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&ul->lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(rt, &ul->head, rt_uncached) {
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(rt, tmp, &ul->head, rt_uncached) {
 			if (rt->dst.dev != dev)
 				continue;
+			if (dev == net->loopback_dev) {
+				list_del_init(&rt->rt_uncached);
+				ip_rt_put(rt);
+				continue;
+			}
 			rt->dst.dev = net->loopback_dev;
 			dev_hold(rt->dst.dev);
 			dev_put(dev);