diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.h b/net/8021q/vlan.h
index 1a705a4ef7fa..5eaf38875554 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.h
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void vlan_dev_set_ingress_priority(const struct net_device *dev,
 				   u32 skb_prio, u16 vlan_prio);
 int vlan_dev_set_egress_priority(const struct net_device *dev,
 				 u32 skb_prio, u16 vlan_prio);
+void vlan_dev_free_egress_priority(const struct net_device *dev);
 int vlan_dev_change_flags(const struct net_device *dev, u32 flag, u32 mask);
 void vlan_dev_get_realdev_name(const struct net_device *dev, char *result,
 			       size_t size);
@@ -139,7 +140,6 @@ int vlan_check_real_dev(struct net_device *real_dev,
 void vlan_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 int register_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void unregister_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head);
-void vlan_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev);
 bool vlan_dev_inherit_address(struct net_device *dev,
 			      struct net_device *real_dev);
 
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 26d031a43cc1..e5d23e75572a 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 /* Note: this function might be called multiple times for the same device. */
-void vlan_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
+void vlan_dev_free_egress_priority(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct vlan_priority_tci_mapping *pm;
 	struct vlan_dev_priv *vlan = vlan_dev_priv(dev);
@@ -636,6 +636,11 @@ void vlan_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
+static void vlan_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	vlan_dev_free_egress_priority(dev);
+}
+
 static netdev_features_t vlan_dev_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
 	netdev_features_t features)
 {
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c b/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c
index 0db85aeb119b..53b1955b027f 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c
@@ -183,10 +183,11 @@ static int vlan_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	err = vlan_changelink(dev, tb, data, extack);
-	if (!err)
-		err = register_vlan_dev(dev, extack);
 	if (err)
-		vlan_dev_uninit(dev);
+		return err;
+	err = register_vlan_dev(dev, extack);
+	if (err)
+		vlan_dev_free_egress_priority(dev);
 	return err;
 }