diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
index d3db718..190d0d0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@
 	rule4->tos = frh->tos;
 
 	net->ipv4.fib_has_custom_rules = true;
+	fib_flush_external(rule->fr_net);
+
 	err = 0;
 errout:
 	return err;
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@
 		net->ipv4.fib_num_tclassid_users--;
 #endif
 	net->ipv4.fib_has_custom_rules = true;
+	fib_flush_external(rule->fr_net);
 }
 
 static int fib4_rule_compare(struct fib_rule *rule, struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,