diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index dad416fdc585..636f0120d7e3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ void fib6_select_path(const struct net *net, struct fib6_result *res,
 		const struct fib6_nh *nh = sibling->fib6_nh;
 		int nh_upper_bound;
 
+		if (!READ_ONCE(first->fib6_nsiblings))
+			break;
+
 		nh_upper_bound = atomic_read(&nh->fib_nh_upper_bound);
 		if (hash > nh_upper_bound)
 			continue;