diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index b5d3e6b294ab3..826b14de7dbbc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -364,11 +364,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip6_dst_alloc);
 
 static void ip6_dst_destroy(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
+	struct dst_metrics *p = (struct dst_metrics *)DST_METRICS_PTR(dst);
 	struct rt6_info *rt = (struct rt6_info *)dst;
 	struct fib6_info *from;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
 
-	dst_destroy_metrics_generic(dst);
+	if (p != &dst_default_metrics && refcount_dec_and_test(&p->refcnt))
+		kfree(p);
+
 	rt6_uncached_list_del(rt);
 
 	idev = rt->rt6i_idev;