diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index a42a3b257226178eb5af04054a17813c04368613..268545050ddbd67245ead8394a82f44503657ea5 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ static int tcf_mirred_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 			return ret;
 		ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
 	} else {
+		if (bind)
+			return 0;
 		if (!ovr) {
 			tcf_hash_release(a, bind);
 			return -EEXIST;