diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_TEE.c b/net/netfilter/xt_TEE.c
index 3aae66facf9f79d8128857a24461127b0e6389b3..4d5057902839888f1fd5afab0c75ebbaab63775b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_TEE.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_TEE.c
@@ -152,9 +152,10 @@ tee_tg_route6(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_tee_tginfo *info)
 	fl6.flowlabel = ((iph->flow_lbl[0] & 0xF) << 16) |
 			   (iph->flow_lbl[1] << 8) | iph->flow_lbl[2];
 	dst = ip6_route_output(net, NULL, &fl6);
-	if (dst == NULL)
+	if (dst->error) {
+		dst_release(dst);
 		return false;
-
+	}
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 	skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
 	skb->dev      = dst->dev;