diff --git a/net/bridge/br_vlan_tunnel.c b/net/bridge/br_vlan_tunnel.c
index 4d5100677c6855..adb6845ceba46c 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_vlan_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_vlan_tunnel.c
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ int br_handle_egress_vlan_tunnel(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return err;
 
 	tunnel_dst = rcu_dereference(vlan->tinfo.tunnel_dst);
-	if (tunnel_dst)
-		skb_dst_set(skb, dst_clone(&tunnel_dst->dst));
+	if (tunnel_dst && dst_hold_safe(&tunnel_dst->dst))
+		skb_dst_set(skb, &tunnel_dst->dst);
 
 	return 0;
 }