diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index febbc13fea11..9f7774c1afd7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -3804,8 +3804,7 @@ static void macsec_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct macsec_dev *macsec = macsec_priv(dev);
 
-	if (macsec->secy.tx_sc.md_dst)
-		metadata_dst_free(macsec->secy.tx_sc.md_dst);
+	dst_release(&macsec->secy.tx_sc.md_dst->dst);
 	free_percpu(macsec->stats);
 	free_percpu(macsec->secy.tx_sc.stats);