diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index 980e2fd2f013..137b8d1c7220 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ struct dst_entry *dst_destroy(struct dst_entry * dst)
 		child = xdst->child;
 	}
 #endif
-	if (!(dst->flags & DST_NOCOUNT))
-		dst_entries_add(dst->ops, -1);
-
 	if (dst->ops->destroy)
 		dst->ops->destroy(dst);
 	netdev_put(dst->dev, &dst->dev_tracker);
@@ -161,17 +158,27 @@ void dst_dev_put(struct dst_entry *dst)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dst_dev_put);
 
+static void dst_count_dec(struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+	if (!(dst->flags & DST_NOCOUNT))
+		dst_entries_add(dst->ops, -1);
+}
+
 void dst_release(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
-	if (dst && rcuref_put(&dst->__rcuref))
+	if (dst && rcuref_put(&dst->__rcuref)) {
+		dst_count_dec(dst);
 		call_rcu_hurry(&dst->rcu_head, dst_destroy_rcu);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dst_release);
 
 void dst_release_immediate(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
-	if (dst && rcuref_put(&dst->__rcuref))
+	if (dst && rcuref_put(&dst->__rcuref)) {
+		dst_count_dec(dst);
 		dst_destroy(dst);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dst_release_immediate);