diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 679699e953f1a4d8bcd455856e96f8d7601f1e6c..de8b80c8977c32e1d0a27014578b82ec869bf3d8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,6 @@ int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct fib6_info *rt,
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 	int allow_create = 1;
 	int replace_required = 0;
-	int sernum = fib6_new_sernum(info->nl_net);
 
 	if (info->nlh) {
 		if (!(info->nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE))
@@ -1477,7 +1476,7 @@ int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct fib6_info *rt,
 	if (!err) {
 		if (rt->nh)
 			list_add(&rt->nh_list, &rt->nh->f6i_list);
-		__fib6_update_sernum_upto_root(rt, sernum);
+		__fib6_update_sernum_upto_root(rt, fib6_new_sernum(info->nl_net));
 		fib6_start_gc(info->nl_net, rt);
 	}