diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 8f2c63514956..4444d7e755e6 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ static int tcf_dump_walker(struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			continue;
 
 		nest = nla_nest_start(skb, n_i);
-		if (!nest)
+		if (!nest) {
+			index--;
 			goto nla_put_failure;
+		}
 		err = tcf_action_dump_1(skb, p, 0, 0);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			index--;