diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 4b552c10e7b9..62ce6981942b 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -2117,6 +2117,7 @@ replay:
 	}
 
 	if (chain->tmplt_ops && chain->tmplt_ops != tp->ops) {
+		tfilter_put(tp, fh);
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Chain template is set to a different filter kind");
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto errout;