Index: head/sbin/route/route.8
===================================================================
--- head/sbin/route/route.8
+++ head/sbin/route/route.8
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"     @(#)route.8	8.3 (Berkeley) 3/19/94
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd November 11, 2014
+.Dd February 16, 2018
 .Dt ROUTE 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -164,15 +164,27 @@
 the specified FIB
 .Pq routing table .
 .Pp
-The other commands have the following syntax:
+The add command has the following syntax:
 .Pp
 .Bd -ragged -offset indent -compact
 .Nm
 .Op Fl n
-.Ar command
+.Cm add
 .Op Fl net No \&| Fl host
 .Ar destination gateway
 .Op Ar netmask
+.Op Fl fib Ar number
+.Ed
+.Pp
+and the other commands have the following syntax:
+.Pp
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent -compact
+.Nm
+.Op Fl n
+.Ar command
+.Op Fl net No \&| Fl host
+.Ar destination
+.Op Ar gateway Op Ar netmask
 .Op Fl fib Ar number
 .Ed
 .Pp
Index: head/sys/net/rtsock.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/net/rtsock.c
+++ head/sys/net/rtsock.c
@@ -674,12 +674,15 @@
 
 	case RTM_ADD:
 	case RTM_CHANGE:
-		if (info.rti_info[RTAX_GATEWAY] == NULL)
-			senderr(EINVAL);
+		if (rtm->rtm_type == RTM_ADD) {
+			if (info.rti_info[RTAX_GATEWAY] == NULL)
+				senderr(EINVAL);
+		}
 		saved_nrt = NULL;
 
 		/* support for new ARP code */
-		if (info.rti_info[RTAX_GATEWAY]->sa_family == AF_LINK &&
+		if (info.rti_info[RTAX_GATEWAY] != NULL &&
+		    info.rti_info[RTAX_GATEWAY]->sa_family == AF_LINK &&
 		    (rtm->rtm_flags & RTF_LLDATA) != 0) {
 			error = lla_rt_output(rtm, &info);
 #ifdef INET6