diff --git a/net/sched/cls_route.c b/net/sched/cls_route.c
index 0f211f030fd9..dca812a75269 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_route.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_route.c
@@ -434,6 +434,12 @@ static int route4_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	if (handle && (!fold || nhandle == (handle & ~0x7F00)))
 		nhandle |= handle & 0x7F00;
 
+	if (fold && !tb[TCA_ROUTE4_TO] && !tb[TCA_ROUTE4_FROM] &&
+	    !tb[TCA_ROUTE4_IIF] && nhandle != fold->handle) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Routing attributes required");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (handle && !fold && nhandle != handle) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(extack,
 				   "Handle mismatch constructed: %x (expected: %x)",