1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
index dd3a0a232ea0..818a573669e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
@@ -3584,7 +3584,11 @@ static int cnic_get_v6_route(struct sockaddr_in6 *dst_addr,
                 fl6.flowi6_oif = dst_addr->sin6_scope_id;
 
         *dst = ip6_route_output(&init_net, NULL, &fl6);
-        if (*dst)
+        if ((*dst)->error) {
+                dst_release(*dst);
+                *dst = NULL;
+                return -ENETUNREACH;
+        } else
                 return 0;
 #endif