--- net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
+++ net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@ static void send_reset(struct net *net,
fl.fl_ip_dport = otcph.source;
security_skb_classify_flow(oldskb, &fl);
dst = ip6_route_output(net, NULL, &fl);
- if (dst == NULL)
+ if (dst == NULL || dst->error) {
+ dst_release(dst);
return;
- if (dst->error || xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, NULL, 0))
+ }
+ if (xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, NULL, 0))
return;
hh_len = (dst->dev->hard_header_len + 15)&~15;