diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 5715d54f3d0b..f13b2eb90463 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -3636,7 +3636,8 @@ out:
 		in6_dev_put(idev);
 
 	if (err) {
-		lwtstate_put(fib6_nh->fib_nh_lws);
+		fib_nh_common_release(&fib6_nh->nh_common);
+		fib6_nh->nh_common.nhc_pcpu_rth_output = NULL;
 		fib6_nh->fib_nh_lws = NULL;
 		netdev_put(dev, dev_tracker);
 	}