diff --git a/net/sched/act_vlan.c b/net/sched/act_vlan.c
index c2914e9a4a6f..c49cb61adedf 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_vlan.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_vlan.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static int tcf_vlan_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!p) {
-		if (ovr)
+		if (ret == ACT_P_CREATED)
 			tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}