diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index e55171f..625cf18 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -161,6 +161,21 @@
 	kfree(hash);
 }
 
+static void rt_nexthop_free(struct rtable __rcu **rtp)
+{
+	struct rtable *rt = rcu_dereference_protected(*rtp, 1);
+
+	if (!rt)
+		return;
+
+	/* Not even needed : RCU_INIT_POINTER(*rtp, NULL);
+	 * because we waited an RCU grace period before calling
+	 * free_fib_info_rcu()
+	 */
+
+	dst_free(&rt->dst);
+}
+
 /* Release a nexthop info record */
 static void free_fib_info_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
@@ -171,10 +186,8 @@
 			dev_put(nexthop_nh->nh_dev);
 		if (nexthop_nh->nh_exceptions)
 			free_nh_exceptions(nexthop_nh);
-		if (nexthop_nh->nh_rth_output)
-			dst_release(&nexthop_nh->nh_rth_output->dst);
-		if (nexthop_nh->nh_rth_input)
-			dst_release(&nexthop_nh->nh_rth_input->dst);
+		rt_nexthop_free(&nexthop_nh->nh_rth_output);
+		rt_nexthop_free(&nexthop_nh->nh_rth_input);
 	} endfor_nexthops(fi);
 
 	release_net(fi->fib_net);