diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 2cfbacf77535..25e44ee5121a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -3776,7 +3776,8 @@ alloc_branch_attr(struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow,
 		break;
 	case FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT:
 	case FLOW_ACTION_PIPE:
-		if (set_branch_dest_ft(flow->priv, attr))
+		err = set_branch_dest_ft(flow->priv, attr);
+		if (err)
 			goto out_err;
 		break;
 	case FLOW_ACTION_JUMP:
@@ -3786,7 +3787,8 @@ alloc_branch_attr(struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow,
 			goto out_err;
 		}
 		*jump_count = cond->extval;
-		if (set_branch_dest_ft(flow->priv, attr))
+		err = set_branch_dest_ft(flow->priv, attr);
+		if (err)
 			goto out_err;
 		break;
 	default: