diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 864f0002034b..ab12b816ab94 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ void fib6_select_path(const struct net *net, struct fib6_result *res,
 {
 	struct fib6_info *first, *match = res->f6i;
 	struct fib6_info *sibling;
+	int hash;
 
 	if (!match->nh && (!match->fib6_nsiblings || have_oif_match))
 		goto out;
@@ -468,7 +469,8 @@ void fib6_select_path(const struct net *net, struct fib6_result *res,
 	if (!first)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (fl6->mp_hash <= atomic_read(&first->fib6_nh->fib_nh_upper_bound) &&
+	hash = fl6->mp_hash;
+	if (hash <= atomic_read(&first->fib6_nh->fib_nh_upper_bound) &&
 	    rt6_score_route(first->fib6_nh, first->fib6_flags, oif,
 			    strict) >= 0) {
 		match = first;
@@ -481,7 +483,7 @@ void fib6_select_path(const struct net *net, struct fib6_result *res,
 		int nh_upper_bound;
 
 		nh_upper_bound = atomic_read(&nh->fib_nh_upper_bound);
-		if (fl6->mp_hash > nh_upper_bound)
+		if (hash > nh_upper_bound)
 			continue;
 		if (rt6_score_route(nh, sibling->fib6_flags, oif, strict) < 0)
 			break;