diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 2663764d0b6e..c7708bde057c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1012,10 +1012,8 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_filter(const struct nlattr * const cda[], u8 family)
 						   filter->family,
 						   &filter->zone,
 						   filter->reply_flags);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (err < 0)
 			goto err_filter;
-		}
 	}
 
 	return filter;