diff --git a/net/sched/act_skbedit.c b/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
index 73e44ce2a883..86d90fc5e97e 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ static int tcf_skbedit_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	params_new = kzalloc(sizeof(*params_new), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!params_new)) {
-		if (ret == ACT_P_CREATED)
-			tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
+		tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}