diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index 95d3c9097b2516507826702b471563b07722b9f6..faebf82b99f1999405c27a9ad3ce930a953fd742 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int tcf_act_police_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	qdisc_put_rtab(P_tab);
 	qdisc_put_rtab(R_tab);
 	if (ret == ACT_P_CREATED)
-		tcf_idr_cleanup(*a, est);
+		tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
 	return err;
 }