diff --git a/client/local/routecheck.go b/client/local/routecheck.go
index dc9242232..bf64842f7 100644
--- a/client/local/routecheck.go
+++ b/client/local/routecheck.go
@@ -7,15 +7,24 @@
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"tailscale.com/net/routecheck"
 )
 
+// ErrReportPending is returned by [Client.RouteCheck] and [Client.RouteCheckProbe]
+// when the report is pending.
+var ErrRouteCheckReportUnavailable = errors.New("report pending")
+
 // RouteCheckProbe performs a routecheck probe and waits for its report.
 func (lc *Client) RouteCheckProbe(ctx context.Context) (*routecheck.Report, error) {
-	body, err := lc.send(ctx, "POST", "/localapi/v0/routecheck?probe=true", 200, nil)
+	body, err := lc.send(ctx, "POST", "/localapi/v0/routecheck?probe=true", http.StatusOK, nil)
 	if err != nil {
+		if hs, ok := errors.AsType[httpStatusError](err); ok && hs.HTTPStatus == http.StatusNoContent {
+			return nil, ErrRouteCheckReportUnavailable
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error %w: %s", err, body)
 	}
 	return decodeJSON[*routecheck.Report](body)
@@ -23,8 +32,11 @@ func (lc *Client) RouteCheckProbe(ctx context.Context) (*routecheck.Report, erro
 
 // RouteCheck requests the report compiled by the latest routecheck probe.
 func (lc *Client) RouteCheck(ctx context.Context) (*routecheck.Report, error) {
-	body, err := lc.send(ctx, "POST", "/localapi/v0/routecheck", 200, nil)
+	body, err := lc.send(ctx, "POST", "/localapi/v0/routecheck", http.StatusOK, nil)
 	if err != nil {
+		if hs, ok := errors.AsType[httpStatusError](err); ok && hs.HTTPStatus == http.StatusNoContent {
+			return nil, ErrRouteCheckReportUnavailable
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error %w: %s", err, body)
 	}
 	return decodeJSON[*routecheck.Report](body)
diff --git a/net/routecheck/routes.go b/net/routecheck/routes.go
index c646f3894..ad1b663e2 100644
--- a/net/routecheck/routes.go
+++ b/net/routecheck/routes.go
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ func (c *Client) RoutersByPrefix() RoutersByPrefix {
 // The result omits any prefix that is one of the node’s local addresses.
 func routes(n tailcfg.NodeView) []netip.Prefix {
 	var routes []netip.Prefix
-AllowedIPs:
 	for _, pfx := range n.AllowedIPs().All() {
 		// Routers never forward their own local addresses.
 		if views.SliceContains(n.Addresses(), pfx) {
-			continue AllowedIPs
+			continue
 		}
 		routes = append(routes, pfx)
 	}