diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
index 188224a76685..45d0f9a8b28c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ static void xfrm6_dst_destroy(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
 	struct xfrm_dst *xdst = (struct xfrm_dst *)dst;
 
-	if (likely(xdst->u.rt6.rt6i_idev))
-		in6_dev_put(xdst->u.rt6.rt6i_idev);
 	dst_destroy_metrics_generic(dst);
 	rt6_uncached_list_del(&xdst->u.rt6);
+	if (likely(xdst->u.rt6.rt6i_idev))
+		in6_dev_put(xdst->u.rt6.rt6i_idev);
 	xfrm_dst_destroy(xdst);
 }