diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 240b3c5d2eb1..553bf41671a6 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -583,22 +583,25 @@ static bool tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!ct)
 		return false;
 	if (!net_eq(net, read_pnet(&ct->ct_net)))
-		return false;
+		goto drop_ct;
 	if (nf_ct_zone(ct)->id != zone_id)
-		return false;
+		goto drop_ct;
 
 	/* Force conntrack entry direction. */
 	if (force && CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo) != IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL) {
 		if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct))
 			nf_ct_kill(ct);
 
-		nf_ct_put(ct);
-		nf_ct_set(skb, NULL, IP_CT_UNTRACKED);
-
-		return false;
+		goto drop_ct;
 	}
 
 	return true;
+
+drop_ct:
+	nf_ct_put(ct);
+	nf_ct_set(skb, NULL, IP_CT_UNTRACKED);
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 /* Trim the skb to the length specified by the IP/IPv6 header,