diff --git a/net/core/lwt_bpf.c b/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
index efbd9eecb00d..c5b90a309685 100644
--- a/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
+++ b/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ static int bpf_lwt_xmit_reroute(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 * if there is enough header space in skb.
 	 */
 	err = skb_cow_head(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dst->dev));
-	if (unlikely(err))
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		dst_release(dst);
 		goto err;
+	}
 
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 	skb_dst_set(skb, dst);