diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index d8f02ef..c964958 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1545,9 +1545,10 @@
 			 &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;