diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 3a3a1da6b07188a1a347714dc81a45680bd53719..81ecf5bec26dfad05818a56eb3c39d9c6b41561b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1402,10 +1402,8 @@ static int tc_modify_qdisc(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 					return -EINVAL;
 				}
 				q = qdisc_lookup(dev, tcm->tcm_handle);
-				if (!q) {
-					NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "No qdisc found for specified handle");
+				if (!q)
 					goto create_n_graft;
-				}
 				if (n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_EXCL) {
 					NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Exclusivity flag on, cannot override");
 					return -EEXIST;