diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 92bb9cba5c39..c3a007dc37cd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -818,6 +818,10 @@ int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct rt6_info *rt, struct nl_info *info)
 					offsetof(struct rt6_info, rt6i_src),
 					allow_create, replace_required);
 
+			if (IS_ERR(sn)) {
+				err = PTR_ERR(sn);
+				sn = NULL;
+			}
 			if (!sn) {
 				/* If it is failed, discard just allocated
 				   root, and then (in st_failure) stale node