diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index e4462b0ff801..f08cc6527339 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -650,8 +650,6 @@ static int rawv6_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int length,
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 	skb->priority = sk->sk_priority;
 	skb->mark = sk->sk_mark;
-	skb_dst_set(skb, &rt->dst);
-	*dstp = NULL;
 
 	skb_put(skb, length);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
@@ -664,8 +662,14 @@ static int rawv6_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int length,
 
 	skb->transport_header = skb->network_header;
 	err = memcpy_from_msg(iph, msg, length);
-	if (err)
-		goto error_fault;
+	if (err) {
+		err = -EFAULT;
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	skb_dst_set(skb, &rt->dst);
+	*dstp = NULL;
 
 	/* if egress device is enslaved to an L3 master device pass the
 	 * skb to its handler for processing
@@ -674,21 +678,28 @@ static int rawv6_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int length,
 	if (unlikely(!skb))
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Acquire rcu_read_lock() in case we need to use rt->rt6i_idev
+	 * in the error path. Since skb has been freed, the dst could
+	 * have been queued for deletion.
+	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	IP6_UPD_PO_STATS(net, rt->rt6i_idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUT, skb->len);
 	err = NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT, net, sk, skb,
 		      NULL, rt->dst.dev, dst_output);
 	if (err > 0)
 		err = net_xmit_errno(err);
-	if (err)
-		goto error;
+	if (err) {
+		IP6_INC_STATS(net, rt->rt6i_idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		goto error_check;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 out:
 	return 0;
 
-error_fault:
-	err = -EFAULT;
-	kfree_skb(skb);
 error:
 	IP6_INC_STATS(net, rt->rt6i_idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
+error_check:
 	if (err == -ENOBUFS && !np->recverr)
 		err = 0;
 	return err;