diff --git a/include/net/ip6_route.h b/include/net/ip6_route.h
index 82bced2fc1e31..0709835c01ada 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_route.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_route.h
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ static inline struct dst_entry *ip6_route_output(struct net *net,
 	return ip6_route_output_flags(net, sk, fl6, 0);
 }
 
+/* Only conditionally release dst if flags indicates
+ * !RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF or dst is in uncached_list.
+ */
+static inline void ip6_rt_put_flags(struct rt6_info *rt, int flags)
+{
+	if (!(flags & RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF) ||
+	    !list_empty(&rt->rt6i_uncached))
+		ip6_rt_put(rt);
+}
+
 struct dst_entry *ip6_route_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6,
 				   const struct sk_buff *skb, int flags);
 struct rt6_info *ip6_pol_route(struct net *net, struct fib6_table *table,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index bcfae13409b51..d22b6c140f231 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -113,14 +113,15 @@ struct dst_entry *fib6_rule_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6,
 		rt = lookup(net, net->ipv6.fib6_local_tbl, fl6, skb, flags);
 		if (rt != net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry && rt->dst.error != -EAGAIN)
 			return &rt->dst;
-		ip6_rt_put(rt);
+		ip6_rt_put_flags(rt, flags);
 		rt = lookup(net, net->ipv6.fib6_main_tbl, fl6, skb, flags);
 		if (rt->dst.error != -EAGAIN)
 			return &rt->dst;
-		ip6_rt_put(rt);
+		ip6_rt_put_flags(rt, flags);
 	}
 
-	dst_hold(&net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry->dst);
+	if (!(flags & RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF))
+		dst_hold(&net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry->dst);
 	return &net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry->dst;
 }
 
@@ -237,13 +238,14 @@ static int __fib6_rule_action(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
 			goto out;
 	}
 again:
-	ip6_rt_put(rt);
+	ip6_rt_put_flags(rt, flags);
 	err = -EAGAIN;
 	rt = NULL;
 	goto out;
 
 discard_pkt:
-	dst_hold(&rt->dst);
+	if (!(flags & RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF))
+		dst_hold(&rt->dst);
 out:
 	res->rt6 = rt;
 	return err;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 1d16a01eccf56..5b1c9b5b9247b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -316,9 +316,10 @@ struct dst_entry *fib6_rule_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6,
 
 	rt = lookup(net, net->ipv6.fib6_main_tbl, fl6, skb, flags);
 	if (rt->dst.error == -EAGAIN) {
-		ip6_rt_put(rt);
+		ip6_rt_put_flags(rt, flags);
 		rt = net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry;
-		dst_hold(&rt->dst);
+		if (!(flags | RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF))
+			dst_hold(&rt->dst);
 	}
 
 	return &rt->dst;