diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 3ca18e3a2be93ea174c2b8d293c808d4c0d00eeb..f94cbe706d3381831fc8092c72d9f6b96f6a8d71 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -1840,6 +1840,7 @@ static int tc_chain_tmplt_add(struct tcf_chain *chain, struct net *net,
 		return PTR_ERR(ops);
 	if (!ops->tmplt_create || !ops->tmplt_destroy || !ops->tmplt_dump) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Chain templates are not supported with specified classifier");
+		module_put(ops->owner);
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}