diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index c7e95c8c579f..5aa3981a3922 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -1926,8 +1926,10 @@ static int ip6mr_forward2(struct net *net, struct mr6_table *mrt,
 	};
 
 	dst = ip6_route_output(net, NULL, &fl6);
-	if (!dst)
+	if (dst->error) {
+		dst_release(dst);
 		goto out_free;
+	}
 
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 	skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index d8f02ef88e59..c964958ac470 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1545,9 +1545,10 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct neighbour *neigh,
 			 &saddr_buf, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, dev->ifindex);
 
 	dst = ip6_route_output(net, NULL, &fl6);
-	if (dst == NULL)
+	if (dst->error) {
+		dst_release(dst);
 		return;
-
+	}
 	dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, flowi6_to_flowi(&fl6), NULL, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(dst))
 		return;