diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 81418d629231..90bb93b037ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -1651,9 +1651,10 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_add_info_destroy(void const *data)
 	const struct mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_add_info *info = data;
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_entry *fib_entry = info->fib_entry;
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = info->mlxsw_sp;
+	struct mlxsw_sp_vr *vr = fib_entry->vr;
 
 	mlxsw_sp_fib_entry_destroy(fib_entry);
-	mlxsw_sp_vr_put(mlxsw_sp, fib_entry->vr);
+	mlxsw_sp_vr_put(mlxsw_sp, vr);
 	kfree(info);
 }