diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_mplsvpn.c b/bgpd/bgp_mplsvpn.c
index 9b5d56863619..00930dea6b8f 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_mplsvpn.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_mplsvpn.c
@@ -1179,12 +1179,13 @@ leak_update(struct bgp *to_bgp, struct bgp_dest *bn,
 		/* Process change. */
 		bgp_aggregate_increment(to_bgp, p, bpi, afi, safi);
 		bgp_process(to_bgp, bn, afi, safi);
-		bgp_dest_unlock_node(bn);
 
 		if (debug)
 			zlog_debug("%s: ->%s: %pBD Found route, changed attr",
 				   __func__, to_bgp->name_pretty, bn);
 
+		bgp_dest_unlock_node(bn);
+
 		return bpi;
 	}