diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 9603e009cd23075551e17a57e73699f08d360567..38c820e5c00aa232ca7aaf46ea4a5df5b7db0001 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -5230,19 +5230,7 @@ static int ip6_route_multipath_add(struct fib6_config *cfg,
 	err_nh = NULL;
 	list_for_each_entry(nh, &rt6_nh_list, next) {
 		err = __ip6_ins_rt(nh->fib6_info, info, extack);
-		fib6_info_release(nh->fib6_info);
-
-		if (!err) {
-			/* save reference to last route successfully inserted */
-			rt_last = nh->fib6_info;
-
-			/* save reference to first route for notification */
-			if (!rt_notif)
-				rt_notif = nh->fib6_info;
-		}
 
-		/* nh->fib6_info is used or freed at this point, reset to NULL*/
-		nh->fib6_info = NULL;
 		if (err) {
 			if (replace && nhn)
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
@@ -5250,6 +5238,12 @@ static int ip6_route_multipath_add(struct fib6_config *cfg,
 			err_nh = nh;
 			goto add_errout;
 		}
+		/* save reference to last route successfully inserted */
+		rt_last = nh->fib6_info;
+
+		/* save reference to first route for notification */
+		if (!rt_notif)
+			rt_notif = nh->fib6_info;
 
 		/* Because each route is added like a single route we remove
 		 * these flags after the first nexthop: if there is a collision,
@@ -5310,8 +5304,7 @@ static int ip6_route_multipath_add(struct fib6_config *cfg,
 
 cleanup:
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(nh, nh_safe, &rt6_nh_list, next) {
-		if (nh->fib6_info)
-			fib6_info_release(nh->fib6_info);
+		fib6_info_release(nh->fib6_info);
 		list_del(&nh->next);
 		kfree(nh);
 	}