diff --git a/include/net/dropreason-core.h b/include/net/dropreason-core.h
index 4748680e8c88..76504e25d581 100644
--- a/include/net/dropreason-core.h
+++ b/include/net/dropreason-core.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 	FN(INVALID_PROTO)		\
 	FN(IP_INADDRERRORS)		\
 	FN(IP_INNOROUTES)		\
+	FN(IP_LOCAL_SOURCE)		\
+	FN(IP_INVALID_SOURCE)		\
 	FN(PKT_TOO_BIG)			\
 	FN(DUP_FRAG)			\
 	FN(FRAG_REASM_TIMEOUT)		\
@@ -365,6 +367,14 @@ enum skb_drop_reason {
 	 * IPSTATS_MIB_INADDRERRORS
 	 */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_INNOROUTES,
+	/** @SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_LOCAL_SOURCE: the source ip is local */
+	SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_LOCAL_SOURCE,
+	/**
+	 * @SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_INVALID_SOURCE: the source ip is invalid:
+	 * 1) source ip is multicast or limited broadcast
+	 * 2) source ip is zero and not IGMP
+	 */
+	SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_INVALID_SOURCE,
 	/**
 	 * @SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_BIG: packet size is too big (maybe exceed the
 	 * MTU)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 793e6781399a..779c90de3a54 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ static int __fib_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 src, __be32 dst,
 				 int rpf, struct in_device *idev, u32 *itag)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason;
 	struct flow_keys flkeys;
 	int ret, no_addr;
 	struct fib_result res;
@@ -377,9 +378,15 @@ static int __fib_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 src, __be32 dst,
 
 	if (fib_lookup(net, &fl4, &res, 0))
 		goto last_resort;
-	if (res.type != RTN_UNICAST &&
-	    (res.type != RTN_LOCAL || !IN_DEV_ACCEPT_LOCAL(idev)))
-		goto e_inval;
+	if (res.type != RTN_UNICAST) {
+		if (res.type != RTN_LOCAL) {
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_INVALID_SOURCE;
+			goto e_inval;
+		} else if (!IN_DEV_ACCEPT_LOCAL(idev)) {
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_LOCAL_SOURCE;
+			goto e_inval;
+		}
+	}
 	fib_combine_itag(itag, &res);
 
 	dev_match = fib_info_nh_uses_dev(res.fi, dev);
@@ -412,9 +419,9 @@ static int __fib_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 src, __be32 dst,
 	return 0;
 
 e_inval:
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return -reason;
 e_rpf:
-	return -EXDEV;
+	return -SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_RPFILTER;
 }
 
 /* Ignore rp_filter for packets protected by IPsec. */
@@ -440,7 +447,7 @@ int fib_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 src, __be32 dst,
 		 * and the same host but different containers are not.
 		 */
 		if (inet_lookup_ifaddr_rcu(net, src))
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return -SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_LOCAL_SOURCE;
 
 ok:
 		*itag = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_input.c b/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
index c0a2490eb7c1..a6f5bfc274ee 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
@@ -425,10 +425,8 @@ static int ip_rcv_finish_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 	return NET_RX_DROP;
 
 drop_error:
-	if (err == -EXDEV) {
-		drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_RPFILTER;
+	if (drop_reason == SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_RPFILTER)
 		__NET_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_IPRPFILTER);
-	}
 	goto drop;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 6e1cd0065b87..e49b4ce1804a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ int ip_mc_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 		err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, 0, tos, 0, dev,
 					  in_dev, itag);
 		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1788,6 +1788,7 @@ static int __mkroute_input(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, daddr, tos, FIB_RES_OIF(*res),
 				  in_dev->dev, in_dev, &itag);
 	if (err < 0) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		ip_handle_martian_source(in_dev->dev, in_dev, skb, daddr,
 					 saddr);
 
@@ -2162,8 +2163,10 @@ int ip_route_use_hint(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 
 	tos &= INET_DSCP_MASK;
 	err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, daddr, tos, 0, dev, in_dev, &tag);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto martian_source;
+	}
 
 skip_validate_source:
 	skb_dst_copy(skb, hint);
@@ -2302,8 +2305,10 @@ static int ip_route_input_slow(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 		err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, daddr,
 					  inet_dscp_to_dsfield(dscp), 0, dev,
 					  in_dev, &itag);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto martian_source;
+		}
 		goto local_input;
 	}
 
@@ -2327,8 +2332,10 @@ out:	return err;
 		err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, 0,
 					  inet_dscp_to_dsfield(dscp), 0, dev,
 					  in_dev, &itag);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto martian_source;
+		}
 	}
 	flags |= RTCF_BROADCAST;
 	res->type = RTN_BROADCAST;
