diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 5c36b6745dbc..90c912307814 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -313,8 +313,10 @@ static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
 				return PACKET_REJECT;
 
 			md = ip_tunnel_info_opts(&tun_dst->u.tun_info);
-			if (!md)
+			if (!md) {
+				dst_release((struct dst_entry *)tun_dst);
 				return PACKET_REJECT;
+			}
 
 			memcpy(md, pkt_md, sizeof(*md));
 			md->version = ver;