diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_iw_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_iw_cm.c
index 25667157736751a6f9e4b02276bc087b090b1c62..e908dfbaa137809412fcdf69c78b0720d55c16c8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_iw_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_iw_cm.c
@@ -460,10 +460,10 @@ qedr_addr6_resolve(struct qedr_dev *dev,
 
 	if ((!dst) || dst->error) {
 		if (dst) {
-			dst_release(dst);
 			DP_ERR(dev,
 			       "ip6_route_output returned dst->error = %d\n",
 			       dst->error);
+			dst_release(dst);
 		}
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}