diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 413f66781e50de..8ba694a64a8118 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -646,19 +646,19 @@ static int inet6_dump_fib(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	if (!w) {
 		/* New dump:
 		 *
-		 * 1. hook callback destructor.
-		 */
-		cb->args[3] = (long)cb->done;
-		cb->done = fib6_dump_done;
-
-		/*
-		 * 2. allocate and initialize walker.
+		 * 1. allocate and initialize walker.
 		 */
 		w = kzalloc(sizeof(*w), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!w)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		w->func = fib6_dump_node;
 		cb->args[2] = (long)w;
+
+		/* 2. hook callback destructor.
+		 */
+		cb->args[3] = (long)cb->done;
+		cb->done = fib6_dump_done;
+
 	}
 
 	arg.skb = skb;