diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 8f457f1e0acf86b16911688b938b262f566669fb..9d03cc33b6ccbfab51e3fe65eadd10b3b84eb101 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -214,12 +214,14 @@ struct tcf_common *tcf_hash_check(u32 index, struct tc_action *a, int bind,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_hash_check);
 
-struct tcf_common *tcf_hash_create(u32 index, struct nlattr *est, struct tc_action *a, int size, int bind, u32 *idx_gen, struct tcf_hashinfo *hinfo)
+struct tcf_common *tcf_hash_create(u32 index, struct nlattr *est,
+				   struct tc_action *a, int size, int bind,
+				   u32 *idx_gen, struct tcf_hashinfo *hinfo)
 {
 	struct tcf_common *p = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (unlikely(!p))
-		return p;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	p->tcfc_refcnt = 1;
 	if (bind)
 		p->tcfc_bindcnt = 1;
@@ -228,9 +230,15 @@ struct tcf_common *tcf_hash_create(u32 index, struct nlattr *est, struct tc_acti
 	p->tcfc_index = index ? index : tcf_hash_new_index(idx_gen, hinfo);
 	p->tcfc_tm.install = jiffies;
 	p->tcfc_tm.lastuse = jiffies;
-	if (est)
-		gen_new_estimator(&p->tcfc_bstats, &p->tcfc_rate_est,
-				  &p->tcfc_lock, est);
+	if (est) {
+		int err = gen_new_estimator(&p->tcfc_bstats, &p->tcfc_rate_est,
+					    &p->tcfc_lock, est);
+		if (err) {
+			kfree(p);
+			return ERR_PTR(err);
+		}
+	}
+
 	a->priv = (void *) p;
 	return p;
 }
diff --git a/net/sched/act_gact.c b/net/sched/act_gact.c
index ac04289da5d74519234f0371072bd79064910375..e7f796aec657f90089a4872ab79c831b62bde467 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_gact.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_gact.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ static int tcf_gact_init(struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 	if (!pc) {
 		pc = tcf_hash_create(parm->index, est, a, sizeof(*gact),
 				     bind, &gact_idx_gen, &gact_hash_info);
-		if (unlikely(!pc))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(pc))
+		    return PTR_ERR(pc);
 		ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
 	} else {
 		if (!ovr) {
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ipt.c b/net/sched/act_ipt.c
index 0453d79ebf570d985a702ca73194eda80dceae64..082c520b0def5d85f8ca8dc830d3ec20250cd758 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ipt.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ipt.c
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ static int tcf_ipt_init(struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 	if (!pc) {
 		pc = tcf_hash_create(index, est, a, sizeof(*ipt), bind,
 				     &ipt_idx_gen, &ipt_hash_info);
-		if (unlikely(!pc))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(pc))
+		    return PTR_ERR(pc);
 		ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
 	} else {
 		if (!ovr) {
diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 70341c020b6de33586e7fb02f41857c3770122cb..b9aaab4e03548a848c4f9bba9b527803fa602157 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ static int tcf_mirred_init(struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		pc = tcf_hash_create(parm->index, est, a, sizeof(*m), bind,
 				     &mirred_idx_gen, &mirred_hash_info);
-		if (unlikely(!pc))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(pc))
+		    return PTR_ERR(pc);
 		ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
 	} else {
 		if (!ovr) {
diff --git a/net/sched/act_nat.c b/net/sched/act_nat.c
index 7b39ed485bca0beeb44da1572ff053ed61395d5f..d885ba311564d9a766fce6eac37edbaf0ed82b71 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_nat.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_nat.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ static int tcf_nat_init(struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 	if (!pc) {
 		pc = tcf_hash_create(parm->index, est, a, sizeof(*p), bind,
 				     &nat_idx_gen, &nat_hash_info);
-		if (unlikely(!pc))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(pc))
+		    return PTR_ERR(pc);
 		p = to_tcf_nat(pc);
 		ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
 	} else {
diff --git a/net/sched/act_pedit.c b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
index d5f4e3404864eb7ffc70c3b7a79d425658e4ec53..96c0ed115e2a07d6b8ff7afe86632e03fb4174b9 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_pedit.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ static int tcf_pedit_init(struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		pc = tcf_hash_create(parm->index, est, a, sizeof(*p), bind,
 				     &pedit_idx_gen, &pedit_hash_info);
-		if (unlikely(!pc))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(pc))
+		    return PTR_ERR(pc);
 		p = to_pedit(pc);
 		keys = kmalloc(ksize, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (keys == NULL) {
diff --git a/net/sched/act_simple.c b/net/sched/act_simple.c
index e7851ce92cfea56cef8ba52943cbbba5a1942b68..8daa1ebc7413b971dafde75606af039d52a7e83e 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_simple.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_simple.c
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ static int tcf_simp_init(struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 	if (!pc) {
 		pc = tcf_hash_create(parm->index, est, a, sizeof(*d), bind,
 				     &simp_idx_gen, &simp_hash_info);
-		if (unlikely(!pc))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(pc))
+		    return PTR_ERR(pc);
 
 		d = to_defact(pc);
 		ret = alloc_defdata(d, defdata);
diff --git a/net/sched/act_skbedit.c b/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
index fe9777e77f3582a3d50bcba78caac038d00f94f6..4ab916b8074be28daea9fe9f329b4b3b460132c7 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ static int tcf_skbedit_init(struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 	if (!pc) {
 		pc = tcf_hash_create(parm->index, est, a, sizeof(*d), bind,
 				     &skbedit_idx_gen, &skbedit_hash_info);
-		if (unlikely(!pc))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(pc))
+		    return PTR_ERR(pc);
 
 		d = to_skbedit(pc);
 		ret = ACT_P_CREATED;