diff --git a/include/net/ip6_fib.h b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
index 5cba71d2dc44..71b9043aa0e7 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ struct fib6_info {
 					unused:3;
 
 	struct fib6_nh			fib6_nh;
+	struct rcu_head			rcu;
 };
 
 struct rt6_info {
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ static inline void ip6_rt_put(struct rt6_info *rt)
 }
 
 struct fib6_info *fib6_info_alloc(gfp_t gfp_flags);
-void fib6_info_destroy(struct fib6_info *f6i);
+void fib6_info_destroy_rcu(struct rcu_head *head);
 
 static inline void fib6_info_hold(struct fib6_info *f6i)
 {
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ static inline void fib6_info_hold(struct fib6_info *f6i)
 static inline void fib6_info_release(struct fib6_info *f6i)
 {
 	if (f6i && atomic_dec_and_test(&f6i->fib6_ref))
-		fib6_info_destroy(f6i);
+		call_rcu(&f6i->rcu, fib6_info_destroy_rcu);
 }
 
 enum fib6_walk_state {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 39d1d487eca2..1fb2f3118d60 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@ struct fib6_info *fib6_info_alloc(gfp_t gfp_flags)
 	return f6i;
 }
 
-void fib6_info_destroy(struct fib6_info *f6i)
+void fib6_info_destroy_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
+	struct fib6_info *f6i = container_of(head, struct fib6_info, rcu);
 	struct rt6_exception_bucket *bucket;
 	struct dst_metrics *m;
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ void fib6_info_destroy(struct fib6_info *f6i)
 
 	kfree(f6i);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fib6_info_destroy);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fib6_info_destroy_rcu);
 
 static struct fib6_node *node_alloc(struct net *net)
 {