diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_queue.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_queue.h
index e8635854a55bd8771d4290adbcdd7e05417e8c69..9c5638ad872e39d2d01cca6f86c1620e499c916c 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_queue.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_queue.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void nf_register_queue_handler(const struct nf_queue_handler *qh);
 void nf_unregister_queue_handler(void);
 void nf_reinject(struct nf_queue_entry *entry, unsigned int verdict);
 
-bool nf_queue_entry_get_refs(struct nf_queue_entry *entry);
+void nf_queue_entry_get_refs(struct nf_queue_entry *entry);
 void nf_queue_entry_release_refs(struct nf_queue_entry *entry);
 
 static inline void init_hashrandom(u32 *jhash_initval)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index 32a289420caf124eae3d86b5f40c13a6915caf86..09e661c3ae58fb2d0ecf4cb29cd9d31fb467df14 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ int nf_hook_slow(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_hook_state *state)
 		int err = nf_queue(skb, elem, state,
 				   verdict >> NF_VERDICT_QBITS);
 		if (err < 0) {
-			if (err == -ECANCELED)
-				goto next_hook;
 			if (err == -ESRCH &&
 			   (verdict & NF_VERDICT_FLAG_QUEUE_BYPASS))
 				goto next_hook;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
index eef1c50e0e21e12fb2598fc82f0844316dbb06e6..efc9688071992f74e699a8ab7a6709bb13e29a8f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void nf_queue_entry_release_refs(struct nf_queue_entry *entry)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_queue_entry_release_refs);
 
 /* Bump dev refs so they don't vanish while packet is out */
-bool nf_queue_entry_get_refs(struct nf_queue_entry *entry)
+void nf_queue_entry_get_refs(struct nf_queue_entry *entry)
 {
 	struct nf_hook_state *state = &entry->state;
 
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ bool nf_queue_entry_get_refs(struct nf_queue_entry *entry)
 			dev_hold(physdev);
 	}
 #endif
-
-	return true;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_queue_entry_get_refs);
 
@@ -151,10 +149,7 @@ int nf_queue(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		.size	= sizeof(*entry) + afinfo->route_key_size,
 	};
 
-	if (!nf_queue_entry_get_refs(entry)) {
-		status = -ECANCELED;
-		goto err_unlock;
-	}
+	nf_queue_entry_get_refs(entry);
 	skb_dst_force(skb);
 	afinfo->saveroute(skb, entry);
 	status = qh->outfn(entry, queuenum);
@@ -215,8 +210,6 @@ void nf_reinject(struct nf_queue_entry *entry, unsigned int verdict)
 		err = nf_queue(skb, elem, &entry->state,
 			       verdict >> NF_VERDICT_QBITS);
 		if (err < 0) {
-			if (err == -ECANCELED)
-				goto next_hook;
 			if (err == -ESRCH &&
 			   (verdict & NF_VERDICT_FLAG_QUEUE_BYPASS))
 				goto next_hook;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index a659e57aa576f4bbcec4ebcea227d215b6b0d588..7d81d280cb4ff3e8878af96bd644930f68a4340c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -606,12 +606,9 @@ static struct nf_queue_entry *
 nf_queue_entry_dup(struct nf_queue_entry *e)
 {
 	struct nf_queue_entry *entry = kmemdup(e, e->size, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (entry) {
-		if (nf_queue_entry_get_refs(entry))
-			return entry;
-		kfree(entry);
-	}
-	return NULL;
+	if (entry)
+		nf_queue_entry_get_refs(entry);
+	return entry;
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER)
@@ -706,7 +703,7 @@ nfqnl_enqueue_packet(struct nf_queue_entry *entry, unsigned int queuenum)
 	nf_bridge_adjust_skb_data(skb);
 	segs = skb_gso_segment(skb, 0);
 	/* Does not use PTR_ERR to limit the number of error codes that can be
-	 * returned by nf_queue.  For instance, callers rely on -ECANCELED to
+	 * returned by nf_queue.  For instance, callers rely on -ESRCH to
 	 * mean 'ignore this hook'.
 	 */
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(segs))