diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index 2a1818065e12..e6dc77252fe9 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void dst_release(struct dst_entry *dst)
 		if (unlikely(newrefcnt < 0))
 			net_warn_ratelimited("%s: dst:%p refcnt:%d\n",
 					     __func__, dst, newrefcnt);
-		if (unlikely(dst->flags & DST_NOCACHE) && !newrefcnt)
+		if (!newrefcnt && unlikely(dst->flags & DST_NOCACHE))
 			call_rcu(&dst->rcu_head, dst_destroy_rcu);
 	}
 }