diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
index cecd66251dba..eab6a98d62b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
@@ -2936,7 +2936,7 @@ static void airoha_metadata_dst_free(struct airoha_gdm_port *port)
 		if (!port->dsa_meta[i])
 			continue;
 
-		metadata_dst_free(port->dsa_meta[i]);
+		dst_release(&port->dsa_meta[i]->dst);
 	}
 }