diff --git a/include/net/ip6_fib.h b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
index 1ba9f4ddf2f6..e1e7a894863a 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
@@ -328,8 +328,11 @@ static inline bool fib6_info_hold_safe(struct fib6_info *f6i)
 
 static inline void fib6_info_release(struct fib6_info *f6i)
 {
-	if (f6i && refcount_dec_and_test(&f6i->fib6_ref))
+	if (f6i && refcount_dec_and_test(&f6i->fib6_ref)) {
+		DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(fib6_has_expires(f6i));
+		DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(!hlist_unhashed(&f6i->gc_link));
 		call_rcu(&f6i->rcu, fib6_info_destroy_rcu);
+	}
 }
 
 enum fib6_walk_state {