3 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
index 8ff4310d5..06bb5abc5 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ func (n *NIC) DeliverNetworkPacket(linkEP LinkEndpoint, remoteLinkAddr tcpip.Lin
 		return
 	}
 
-	r := makeRoute(protocol, dst, src, ref)
-	r.LocalLinkAddress = linkEP.LinkAddress()
+	r := makeRoute(protocol, dst, src, linkEP.LinkAddress(), ref)
 	r.RemoteLinkAddress = remoteLinkAddr
 	ref.ep.HandlePacket(&r, vv)
 	ref.decRef()
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
index 12f5efba5..e4f10cfa1 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ type Route struct {
 
 // makeRoute initializes a new route. It takes ownership of the provided
 // reference to a network endpoint.
-func makeRoute(netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, localAddr, remoteAddr tcpip.Address, ref *referencedNetworkEndpoint) Route {
+func makeRoute(netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, localAddr, remoteAddr tcpip.Address, localLinkAddr tcpip.LinkAddress, ref *referencedNetworkEndpoint) Route {
 	return Route{
-		NetProto:      netProto,
-		LocalAddress:  localAddr,
-		RemoteAddress: remoteAddr,
-		ref:           ref,
+		NetProto:         netProto,
+		LocalAddress:     localAddr,
+		LocalLinkAddress: localLinkAddr,
+		RemoteAddress:    remoteAddr,
+		ref:              ref,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@ func (r *Route) Resolve(waker *sleep.Waker) *tcpip.Error {
 
 	nextAddr := r.NextHop
 	if nextAddr == "" {
+		// Local link address is already known.
+		if r.RemoteAddress == r.LocalAddress {
+			r.RemoteLinkAddress = r.LocalLinkAddress
+			return nil
+		}
 		nextAddr = r.RemoteAddress
 	}
 	linkAddr, err := r.ref.linkCache.GetLinkAddress(r.ref.nic.ID(), nextAddr, r.LocalAddress, r.NetProto, waker)
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go
index 3976f585c..d1d762a8e 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ func (s *Stack) FindRoute(id tcpip.NICID, localAddr, remoteAddr tcpip.Address, n
 			remoteAddr = ref.ep.ID().LocalAddress
 		}
 
-		r := makeRoute(netProto, ref.ep.ID().LocalAddress, remoteAddr, ref)
+		r := makeRoute(netProto, ref.ep.ID().LocalAddress, remoteAddr, nic.linkEP.LinkAddress(), ref)
 		r.NextHop = s.routeTable[i].Gateway
 		return r, nil
 	}