diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 98453693e4009..3a553494ff164 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,9 @@ static void ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!rt && lifetime) {
 		ND_PRINTK(3, info, "RA: adding default router\n");
 
+		if (neigh)
+			neigh_release(neigh);
+
 		rt = rt6_add_dflt_router(net, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 					 skb->dev, pref, defrtr_usr_metric);
 		if (!rt) {