diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index 8a043f03c88e..b10cd43a4722 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -821,13 +821,13 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 	fi = kzalloc(sizeof(*fi)+nhs*sizeof(struct fib_nh), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (fi == NULL)
 		goto failure;
+	fib_info_cnt++;
 	if (cfg->fc_mx) {
 		fi->fib_metrics = kzalloc(sizeof(u32) * RTAX_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!fi->fib_metrics)
 			goto failure;
 	} else
 		fi->fib_metrics = (u32 *) dst_default_metrics;
-	fib_info_cnt++;
 
 	fi->fib_net = hold_net(net);
 	fi->fib_protocol = cfg->fc_protocol;