diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index f3d78c23338e7cf4cbb59f3471ca7e3ef6efd60f..75cce2819de96f63d598b5790e83968e2dc211ae 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -1844,6 +1844,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_chain(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 		 * to the chain previously taken during addition.
 		 */
 		tcf_chain_put_explicitly_created(chain);
+		chain->explicitly_created = false;
 		break;
 	case RTM_GETCHAIN:
 		err = tc_chain_notify(chain, skb, n->nlmsg_seq,