diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index 0cc305e7e4690043e3228c8425f73d384c51bf69..7b23ab07c6cc19bfb3d3fa0e028f50bbda3cdbc8 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -261,10 +261,8 @@ static int tcf_act_police_locate(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 failure_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&police->tcf_lock);
 failure:
-	if (P_tab)
-		qdisc_put_rtab(P_tab);
-	if (R_tab)
-		qdisc_put_rtab(R_tab);
+	qdisc_put_rtab(P_tab);
+	qdisc_put_rtab(R_tab);
 	if (ret == ACT_P_CREATED)
 		kfree(police);
 	return err;