diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 91fb4e8212f5..ad138b187fb2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ static int ip6_dst_lookup_tail(struct sock *sk,
 
 out_err_release:
 	if (err == -ENETUNREACH)
-		IP6_INC_STATS_BH(net, NULL, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTNOROUTES);
+		IP6_INC_STATS(net, NULL, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTNOROUTES);
 	dst_release(*dst);
 	*dst = NULL;
 	return err;