diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 4159bcb479c6..e217ebc693f8 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -2038,8 +2038,10 @@ out:
 void tcf_exts_destroy(struct tcf_exts *exts)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
-	tcf_action_destroy(exts->actions, TCA_ACT_UNBIND);
-	kfree(exts->actions);
+	if (exts->actions) {
+		tcf_action_destroy(exts->actions, TCA_ACT_UNBIND);
+		kfree(exts->actions);
+	}
 	exts->nr_actions = 0;
 #endif
 }