break;
                        } else if (!fib_detect_death(fi, order, &last_resort,
                                                     &last_idx, fn_hash_last_dflt)) {
-                               if (res->fi)
-                                       fib_info_put(res->fi);
-                               res->fi = fi;
-                               atomic_inc(&fi->fib_clntref);
+                               fib_result_assign(res, fi);
                                fn_hash_last_dflt = order;
                                goto out;
                        }
        }
 
        if (!fib_detect_death(fi, order, &last_resort, &last_idx, fn_hash_last_dflt)) {
-               if (res->fi)
-                       fib_info_put(res->fi);
-               res->fi = fi;
-               atomic_inc(&fi->fib_clntref);
+               fib_result_assign(res, fi);
                fn_hash_last_dflt = order;
                goto out;
        }
 
-       if (last_idx >= 0) {
-               if (res->fi)
-                       fib_info_put(res->fi);
-               res->fi = last_resort;
-               if (last_resort)
-                       atomic_inc(&last_resort->fib_clntref);
-       }
+       if (last_idx >= 0)
+               fib_result_assign(res, last_resort);
        fn_hash_last_dflt = last_idx;
 out:
        read_unlock(&fib_hash_lock);
 
                            struct fib_info **last_resort,
                            int *last_idx, int dflt);
 
+static inline void fib_result_assign(struct fib_result *res,
+                                    struct fib_info *fi)
+{
+       if (res->fi != NULL)
+               fib_info_put(res->fi);
+       res->fi = fi;
+       if (fi != NULL)
+               atomic_inc(&fi->fib_clntref);
+}
+
 #endif /* _FIB_LOOKUP_H */
 
                                break;
                } else if (!fib_detect_death(fi, order, &last_resort,
                                             &last_idx, trie_last_dflt)) {
-                       if (res->fi)
-                               fib_info_put(res->fi);
-                       res->fi = fi;
-                       atomic_inc(&fi->fib_clntref);
+                       fib_result_assign(res, fi);
                        trie_last_dflt = order;
                        goto out;
                }
        }
 
        if (!fib_detect_death(fi, order, &last_resort, &last_idx, trie_last_dflt)) {
-               if (res->fi)
-                       fib_info_put(res->fi);
-               res->fi = fi;
-               atomic_inc(&fi->fib_clntref);
+               fib_result_assign(res, fi);
                trie_last_dflt = order;
                goto out;
        }
-       if (last_idx >= 0) {
-               if (res->fi)
-                       fib_info_put(res->fi);
-               res->fi = last_resort;
-               if (last_resort)
-                       atomic_inc(&last_resort->fib_clntref);
-       }
+       if (last_idx >= 0)
+               fib_result_assign(res, last_resort);
        trie_last_dflt = last_idx;
  out:;
        rcu_read_unlock();