else {
                struct rtable *r = v;
                struct neighbour *n;
-               int len;
+               int len, HHUptod;
 
+               rcu_read_lock();
                n = dst_get_neighbour(&r->dst);
+               HHUptod = (n && (n->nud_state & NUD_CONNECTED)) ? 1 : 0;
+               rcu_read_unlock();
+
                seq_printf(seq, "%s\t%08X\t%08X\t%8X\t%d\t%u\t%d\t"
                              "%08X\t%d\t%u\t%u\t%02X\t%d\t%1d\t%08X%n",
                        r->dst.dev ? r->dst.dev->name : "*",
                              dst_metric(&r->dst, RTAX_RTTVAR)),
                        r->rt_key_tos,
                        -1,
-                       (n && (n->nud_state & NUD_CONNECTED)) ? 1 : 0,
+                       HHUptod,
                        r->rt_spec_dst, &len);
 
                seq_printf(seq, "%*s\n", 127 - len, "");