diff --git a/include/net/dropreason-core.h b/include/net/dropreason-core.h
index d59bb96c5a02..62a60be1db84 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)		\
@@ -373,6 +375,14 @@ 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/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h
index b6e44f4eaa4c..a113c11ab56b 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h
@@ -452,6 +452,18 @@ int fib_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 src, __be32 dst,
 			dscp_t dscp, int oif, struct net_device *dev,
 			struct in_device *idev, u32 *itag);
 
+static inline enum skb_drop_reason
+fib_validate_source_reason(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 src, __be32 dst,
+			   dscp_t dscp, int oif, struct net_device *dev,
+			   struct in_device *idev, u32 *itag)
+{
+	int err = fib_validate_source(skb, src, dst, dscp, oif, dev, idev,
+				      itag);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return -err;
+	return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_CLASSID
 static inline int fib_num_tclassid_users(struct net *net)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 0c9ce934b490..87bb36a5bdec 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. */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_input.c b/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
index 89bb63da6852..c40a26972884 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 763398e08b7d..f64c0221c221 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ int ip_mc_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 			  dscp_t dscp, struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct in_device *in_dev, u32 *itag)
 {
-	int err;
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason;
 
 	/* Primary sanity checks. */
 	if (!in_dev)
@@ -1687,10 +1687,10 @@ int ip_mc_validate_source(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 		    ip_hdr(skb)->protocol != IPPROTO_IGMP)
 			return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
-		err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, 0, dscp, 0, dev, in_dev,
-					  itag);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+		reason = fib_validate_source_reason(skb, saddr, 0, dscp, 0,
+						    dev, in_dev, itag);
+		if (reason)
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1788,6 +1788,7 @@ static int __mkroute_input(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct fib_result *res,
 	err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, daddr, dscp, 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);
 
@@ -2140,6 +2141,7 @@ int ip_route_use_hint(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	struct rtable *rt = skb_rtable(hint);
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	u32 tag = 0;
 
@@ -2158,9 +2160,9 @@ int ip_route_use_hint(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 	if (rt->rt_type != RTN_LOCAL)
 		goto skip_validate_source;
 
-	err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, daddr, dscp, 0, dev, in_dev,
-				  &tag);
-	if (err < 0)
+	reason = fib_validate_source_reason(skb, saddr, daddr, dscp, 0, dev,
+					    in_dev, &tag);
+	if (reason)
 		goto martian_source;
 
 skip_validate_source:
@@ -2202,6 +2204,7 @@ static int ip_route_input_slow(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 			       dscp_t dscp, struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct fib_result *res)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED;
 	struct in_device *in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	struct flow_keys *flkeys = NULL, _flkeys;
 	struct net    *net = dev_net(dev);
@@ -2296,10 +2299,11 @@ static int ip_route_input_slow(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 		goto brd_input;
 	}
 
+	err = -EINVAL;
 	if (res->type == RTN_LOCAL) {
-		err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, daddr, dscp, 0, dev,
-					  in_dev, &itag);
-		if (err < 0)
+		reason = fib_validate_source_reason(skb, saddr, daddr, dscp,
+						    0, dev, in_dev, &itag);
+		if (reason)
 			goto martian_source;
 		goto local_input;
 	}
@@ -2320,9 +2324,10 @@ out:	return err;
 		goto e_inval;
 
 	if (!ipv4_is_zeronet(saddr)) {
-		err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, 0, dscp, 0, dev, in_dev,
-					  &itag);
-		if (err < 0)
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		reason = fib_validate_source_reason(skb, saddr, 0, dscp, 0,
+						    dev, in_dev, &itag);
+		if (reason)
 			goto martian_source;
 	}
 	flags |= RTCF_BROADCAST;
