diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 7bef80676464..c6eceb8f788b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -729,26 +729,29 @@ static struct mlxsw_sp_fib *mlxsw_sp_vr_fib(const struct mlxsw_sp_vr *vr,
 static struct mlxsw_sp_vr *mlxsw_sp_vr_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 					      u32 tb_id)
 {
+	struct mlxsw_sp_fib *fib4;
+	struct mlxsw_sp_fib *fib6;
 	struct mlxsw_sp_vr *vr;
 	int err;
 
 	vr = mlxsw_sp_vr_find_unused(mlxsw_sp);
 	if (!vr)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
-	vr->fib4 = mlxsw_sp_fib_create(vr, MLXSW_SP_L3_PROTO_IPV4);
-	if (IS_ERR(vr->fib4))
-		return ERR_CAST(vr->fib4);
-	vr->fib6 = mlxsw_sp_fib_create(vr, MLXSW_SP_L3_PROTO_IPV6);
-	if (IS_ERR(vr->fib6)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(vr->fib6);
+	fib4 = mlxsw_sp_fib_create(vr, MLXSW_SP_L3_PROTO_IPV4);
+	if (IS_ERR(fib4))
+		return ERR_CAST(fib4);
+	fib6 = mlxsw_sp_fib_create(vr, MLXSW_SP_L3_PROTO_IPV6);
+	if (IS_ERR(fib6)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(fib6);
 		goto err_fib6_create;
 	}
+	vr->fib4 = fib4;
+	vr->fib6 = fib6;
 	vr->tb_id = tb_id;
 	return vr;
 
 err_fib6_create:
-	mlxsw_sp_fib_destroy(vr->fib4);
-	vr->fib4 = NULL;
+	mlxsw_sp_fib_destroy(fib4);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }