diff --git a/net/sched/cls_basic.c b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
index 0b8c3ac..eb219b7 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_basic.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
@@ -138,10 +138,12 @@
 	struct tcf_exts e;
 	struct tcf_ematch_tree t;
 
-	tcf_exts_init(&e, TCA_BASIC_ACT, TCA_BASIC_POLICE);
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &e, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_init(&e, TCA_BASIC_ACT, TCA_BASIC_POLICE);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &e, ovr);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto errout;
 
 	err = tcf_em_tree_validate(tp, tb[TCA_BASIC_EMATCHES], &t);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -189,7 +191,10 @@
 	if (!fnew)
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
-	tcf_exts_init(&fnew->exts, TCA_BASIC_ACT, TCA_BASIC_POLICE);
+	err = tcf_exts_init(&fnew->exts, TCA_BASIC_ACT, TCA_BASIC_POLICE);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto errout;
+
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	if (handle) {
 		fnew->handle = handle;
@@ -226,6 +231,7 @@
 
 	return 0;
 errout:
+	tcf_exts_destroy(&fnew->exts);
 	kfree(fnew);
 	return err;
 }