diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index cb2968b975a381899ababe5a43478f8c8a12ee32..aa829be08d601074e5026dcc559e7b8cfd3bfaf5 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -879,7 +879,10 @@ static struct sk_buff *ovs_flow_cmd_build_info(const struct sw_flow *flow,
 	retval = ovs_flow_cmd_fill_info(flow, dp_ifindex, skb,
 					info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, 0,
 					cmd, ufid_flags);
-	BUG_ON(retval < 0);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(retval < 0)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		skb = ERR_PTR(retval);
+	}
 	return skb;
 }