diff --git a/net/sched/act_pedit.c b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
index ad99a99f11f6de4ad452b501aa8b23a01f156790..ca535a8585bc893fb4df0ae1b2dbad85c0fd9052 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_pedit.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ static int tcf_pedit_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 			goto out_release;
 		}
 	} else {
-		return err;
+		ret = err;
+		goto out_free;
 	}
 
 	p = to_pedit(*a);