diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 7b7e955ca14e..4203a03f58e0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@ static int fib6_add_rt2node(struct fib6_node *fn, struct rt6_info *rt,
 		}
 		nsiblings = iter->rt6i_nsiblings;
 		fib6_purge_rt(iter, fn, info->nl_net);
+		if (fn->rr_ptr == iter)
+			fn->rr_ptr = NULL;
 		rt6_release(iter);
 
 		if (nsiblings) {
@@ -871,6 +873,8 @@ static int fib6_add_rt2node(struct fib6_node *fn, struct rt6_info *rt,
 				if (rt6_qualify_for_ecmp(iter)) {
 					*ins = iter->dst.rt6_next;
 					fib6_purge_rt(iter, fn, info->nl_net);
+					if (fn->rr_ptr == iter)
+						fn->rr_ptr = NULL;
 					rt6_release(iter);
 					nsiblings--;
 				} else {