diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index c776bcd9f8257b8008b968aec37c93d389d6854f..98e313e5e59440f0ed2b8283532cea179d267238 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,8 @@ netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit, unsigned int groups,
 		nl_table[unit].cb_mutex = cb_mutex;
 		nl_table[unit].module = module;
 		nl_table[unit].registered = 1;
+	} else {
+		kfree(listeners);
 	}
 	netlink_table_ungrab();