diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index 53d45e029c36..4a78fcf5d4f9 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ cbq_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parentid, struct nlattr **t
 	err = tcf_block_get(&cl->block, &cl->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree(cl);
-		return err;
+		goto failure;
 	}
 
 	if (tca[TCA_RATE]) {