diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index ab6a8f35d369..a13265e87da4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ void free_fib_info(struct fib_info *fi)
 		pr_warn("Freeing alive fib_info %p\n", fi);
 		return;
 	}
-	fib_info_cnt--;
 
 	call_rcu(&fi->rcu, free_fib_info_rcu);
 }
@@ -262,6 +261,10 @@ void fib_release_info(struct fib_info *fi)
 	spin_lock_bh(&fib_info_lock);
 	if (fi && --fi->fib_treeref == 0) {
 		hlist_del(&fi->fib_hash);
+
+		/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in fib_create_info(). */
+		WRITE_ONCE(fib_info_cnt, fib_info_cnt - 1);
+
 		if (fi->fib_prefsrc)
 			hlist_del(&fi->fib_lhash);
 		if (fi->nh) {
@@ -1431,7 +1434,9 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg,
 #endif
 
 	err = -ENOBUFS;
-	if (fib_info_cnt >= fib_info_hash_size) {
+
+	/* Paired with WRITE_ONCE() in fib_release_info() */
+	if (READ_ONCE(fib_info_cnt) >= fib_info_hash_size) {
 		unsigned int new_size = fib_info_hash_size << 1;
 		struct hlist_head *new_info_hash;
 		struct hlist_head *new_laddrhash;
@@ -1463,7 +1468,6 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg,
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
-	fib_info_cnt++;
 	fi->fib_net = net;
 	fi->fib_protocol = cfg->fc_protocol;
 	fi->fib_scope = cfg->fc_scope;
@@ -1590,6 +1594,7 @@ link_it:
 	fi->fib_treeref++;
 	refcount_set(&fi->fib_clntref, 1);
 	spin_lock_bh(&fib_info_lock);
+	fib_info_cnt++;
 	hlist_add_head(&fi->fib_hash,
 		       &fib_info_hash[fib_info_hashfn(fi)]);
 	if (fi->fib_prefsrc) {