diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index e95b67cd5718..657c13362b19 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -643,18 +643,19 @@ struct Qdisc *qdisc_create_dflt(struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
 	struct Qdisc *sch;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(ops->owner))
-		goto errout;
+		return NULL;
 
 	sch = qdisc_alloc(dev_queue, ops);
-	if (IS_ERR(sch))
-		goto errout;
+	if (IS_ERR(sch)) {
+		module_put(ops->owner);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	sch->parent = parentid;
 
 	if (!ops->init || ops->init(sch, NULL) == 0)
 		return sch;
 
 	qdisc_destroy(sch);
-errout:
 	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_create_dflt);