diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index f5ae148..69b1468 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -799,10 +799,8 @@
 	if (final_p)
 		ipv6_addr_copy(&fl->fl6_dst, final_p);
 
-	if ((err = xfrm_lookup(&dst, fl, sk, 0)) < 0) {
-		dst_release(dst);
+	if ((err = xfrm_lookup(&dst, fl, sk, 0)) < 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	if (hlimit < 0) {
 		if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl->fl6_dst))