diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index d212738e9d10..c861a6d4671d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ void fib6_info_destroy_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 		}
 	}
 
+	lwtstate_put(f6i->fib6_nh.nh_lwtstate);
+
 	if (f6i->fib6_nh.nh_dev)
 		dev_put(f6i->fib6_nh.nh_dev);