diff --git a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
index 2f0fed9abf43..23024ba7ab78 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
@@ -1277,8 +1277,10 @@ static struct nexthop *nexthop_create_group(struct net *net,
 	return nh;
 
 out_no_nh:
-	for (i--; i >= 0; --i)
+	for (i--; i >= 0; --i) {
+		list_del(&nhg->nh_entries[i].nh_list);
 		nexthop_put(nhg->nh_entries[i].nh);
+	}
 
 	kfree(nhg->spare);
 	kfree(nhg);