diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index ecec0a1e1c1a..3f90c3952f56 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -2269,6 +2269,8 @@ static int tc_new_tfilter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 	cl = 0;
 	block = NULL;
 	q = NULL;
+	q = NULL;
+	chain = NULL;
 	chain = NULL;
 	flags = 0;