diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 727f4365bcdf..6011615e810d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ struct rtable *__ip_route_output_key(struct net *net, struct flowi4 *fl4)
 							      RT_SCOPE_LINK);
 			goto make_route;
 		}
-		if (fl4->saddr) {
+		if (!fl4->saddr) {
 			if (ipv4_is_multicast(fl4->daddr))
 				fl4->saddr = inet_select_addr(dev_out, 0,
 							      fl4->flowi4_scope);