1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 166e33bed222..495965358d22 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1242,12 +1242,16 @@ restart:
                 rt = net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry;
         else if (rt->dst.error) {
                 rt = net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry;
-        } else if (rt == net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry) {
+                goto out;
+        }
+
+        if (rt == net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry) {
                 fn = fib6_backtrack(fn, &fl6->saddr);
                 if (fn)
                         goto restart;
         }
 
+out:
         dst_hold(&rt->dst);
 
         read_unlock_bh(&table->tb6_lock);