diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/tunnel_conf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/tunnel_conf.c
index ec524d97869d..78afe75129ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/tunnel_conf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/tunnel_conf.c
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ nfp_tun_neigh_event_handler(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 	err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(rt);
 	if (err)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+	ip_rt_put(rt);
 #else
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 #endif