diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index 8afcc2b685..b71bf77df2 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -1879,6 +1879,8 @@ static void rib_process_result(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	route_unlock_node(rn);
+
 	srcdest_rnode_prefixes(rn, &dest_pfx, &src_pfx);
 
 	op = dplane_ctx_get_op(ctx);