diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
index 33833b2064c0..51583461ae29 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
@@ -472,10 +472,18 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 {
 	struct dst_entry *orig_dst = skb_dst(skb);
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
+	struct lwtunnel_state *lwtst;
 	struct seg6_lwt *slwt;
 	int err;
 
-	slwt = seg6_lwt_lwtunnel(orig_dst->lwtstate);
+	/* We cannot dereference "orig_dst" once ip6_route_input() or
+	 * skb_dst_drop() is called. However, in order to detect a dst loop, we
+	 * need the address of its lwtstate. So, save the address of lwtstate
+	 * now and use it later as a comparison.
+	 */
+	lwtst = orig_dst->lwtstate;
+
+	slwt = seg6_lwt_lwtunnel(lwtst);
 
 	local_bh_disable();
 	dst = dst_cache_get(&slwt->cache);
@@ -490,7 +498,9 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 	if (!dst) {
 		ip6_route_input(skb);
 		dst = skb_dst(skb);
-		if (!dst->error) {
+
+		/* cache only if we don't create a dst reference loop */
+		if (!dst->error && lwtst != dst->lwtstate) {
 			local_bh_disable();
 			dst_cache_set_ip6(&slwt->cache, dst,
 					  &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);