diff --git a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
index d61a801222c10205e339a5d9d622b4ecce804ed4..dbee65e26b3ed44e000f884234de302c14c65bb0 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
@@ -117,11 +117,7 @@ static int cls_cgroup_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
 	tcf_exts_init(&new->exts, TCA_CGROUP_ACT, TCA_CGROUP_POLICE);
-	if (head)
-		new->handle = head->handle;
-	else
-		new->handle = handle;
-
+	new->handle = handle;
 	new->tp = tp;
 	err = nla_parse_nested(tb, TCA_CGROUP_MAX, tca[TCA_OPTIONS],
 			       cgroup_policy);