diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index d6ead757c25895da01eb61bc9636c7e9b3cdfb3e..a6c47da7d0f8bf8a871c73aaedc21360712e03b2 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(metadata_dst_alloc);
 void metadata_dst_free(struct metadata_dst *md_dst)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DST_CACHE
-	dst_cache_destroy(&md_dst->u.tun_info.dst_cache);
+	if (md_dst->type == METADATA_IP_TUNNEL)
+		dst_cache_destroy(&md_dst->u.tun_info.dst_cache);
 #endif
 	kfree(md_dst);
 }