diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 2ad3789..5aa3691 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -782,10 +782,8 @@
 	if (final_p)
 		ipv6_addr_copy(&fl.fl6_dst, final_p);
 
-	if ((err = xfrm_lookup(&dst, &fl, sk, 0)) < 0) {
-		dst_release(dst);
+	if ((err = xfrm_lookup(&dst, &fl, sk, 0)) < 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	if (hlimit < 0) {
 		if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl.fl6_dst))