diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cake.c b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
index 55c6879d2c7e..87f8ce2c65ee 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cake.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
@@ -2224,8 +2224,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *cake_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
 
 static void cake_reset(struct Qdisc *sch)
 {
+	struct cake_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	u32 c;
 
+	if (!q->tins)
+		return;
+
 	for (c = 0; c < CAKE_MAX_TINS; c++)
 		cake_clear_tin(sch, c);
 }
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index 99d318b60568..8c4fee063436 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -478,24 +478,26 @@ static int fq_codel_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	if (opt) {
 		err = fq_codel_change(sch, opt, extack);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto init_failure;
 	}
 
 	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto init_failure;
 
 	if (!q->flows) {
 		q->flows = kvcalloc(q->flows_cnt,
 				    sizeof(struct fq_codel_flow),
 				    GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!q->flows)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
+		if (!q->flows) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto init_failure;
+		}
 		q->backlogs = kvcalloc(q->flows_cnt, sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!q->backlogs)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
+		if (!q->backlogs) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto alloc_failure;
+		}
 		for (i = 0; i < q->flows_cnt; i++) {
 			struct fq_codel_flow *flow = q->flows + i;
 
@@ -508,6 +510,13 @@ static int fq_codel_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	else
 		sch->flags &= ~TCQ_F_CAN_BYPASS;
 	return 0;
+
+alloc_failure:
+	kvfree(q->flows);
+	q->flows = NULL;
+init_failure:
+	q->flows_cnt = 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fq_codel_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_sfb.c b/net/sched/sch_sfb.c
index e2389fa3cff8..73ae2e726512 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_sfb.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_sfb.c
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ static void sfb_reset(struct Qdisc *sch)
 {
 	struct sfb_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 
-	qdisc_reset(q->qdisc);
+	if (likely(q->qdisc))
+		qdisc_reset(q->qdisc);
 	q->slot = 0;
 	q->double_buffering = false;
 	sfb_zero_all_buckets(q);