diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/route_config.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/route_config.go
index 1a855f7c8..00f41a8ed 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/route_config.go
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/route_config.go
@@ -351,9 +351,11 @@ func (ctrl *RouteConfigController) processMachineConfig(linkConfigs []cfg.Networ
 		}
 
 		family := nethelpers.FamilyInet4
+		outLinkName := ""
 
 		if destination.Addr().Is6() {
 			family = nethelpers.FamilyInet6
+			outLinkName = "lo"
 		}
 
 		route := network.RouteSpecSpec{
@@ -362,7 +364,7 @@ func (ctrl *RouteConfigController) processMachineConfig(linkConfigs []cfg.Networ
 			Table:       nethelpers.TableMain,
 			Protocol:    nethelpers.ProtocolStatic,
 			Type:        nethelpers.TypeBlackhole,
-			OutLinkName: "lo",
+			OutLinkName: outLinkName,
 			ConfigLayer: network.ConfigMachineConfiguration,
 			Priority:    blackholeRouteConfig.Metric().ValueOr(network.DefaultRouteMetric),
 		}
diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/route_config_test.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/route_config_test.go
index c567a40f1..3f201f0cc 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/route_config_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/route_config_test.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (suite *RouteConfigSuite) TestMachineConfiguration() {
 				asrt.Equal(nethelpers.FamilyInet4, r.TypedSpec().Family)
 				asrt.EqualValues(network.DefaultRouteMetric, r.TypedSpec().Priority)
 			case "configuration/inet4//10.1.3.4/32/300":
-				asrt.Equal("lo", r.TypedSpec().OutLinkName)
+				asrt.Empty(r.TypedSpec().OutLinkName)
 				asrt.Equal(nethelpers.FamilyInet4, r.TypedSpec().Family)
 				asrt.EqualValues(300, r.TypedSpec().Priority)
 				asrt.Equal(nethelpers.TypeBlackhole, r.TypedSpec().Type)