diff --git a/include/net/ip6_fib.h b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
index dd1481e..dc3505f 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ static inline bool fib6_get_cookie_safe(const struct fib6_info *f6i,
 	struct fib6_node *fn;
 	bool status = false;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	fn = rcu_dereference(f6i->fib6_node);
 
 	if (fn) {
@@ -244,7 +243,6 @@ static inline bool fib6_get_cookie_safe(const struct fib6_info *f6i,
 		status = true;
 	}
 
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -252,10 +250,14 @@ static inline u32 rt6_get_cookie(const struct rt6_info *rt)
 {
 	u32 cookie = 0;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_PCPU ||
 	    (unlikely(!list_empty(&rt->rt6i_uncached)) && rt->from))
 		fib6_get_cookie_safe(rt->from, &cookie);
 
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	return cookie;
 }