diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 71e578ed8699..ccff4738313c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -3671,11 +3671,11 @@ static struct fib6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg,
 	if (nh) {
 		if (rt->fib6_src.plen) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Nexthops can not be used with source routing");
-			goto out;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 		if (!nexthop_get(nh)) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Nexthop has been deleted");
-			goto out;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 		rt->nh = nh;
 		fib6_nh = nexthop_fib6_nh(rt->nh);
@@ -3712,6 +3712,10 @@ static struct fib6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg,
 out:
 	fib6_info_release(rt);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
+out_free:
+	ip_fib_metrics_put(rt->fib6_metrics);
+	kfree(rt);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 int ip6_route_add(struct fib6_config *cfg, gfp_t gfp_flags,