diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 8edefd5d095d..0d066c965342 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ struct Qdisc * qdisc_create_dflt(struct net_device *dev, struct Qdisc_ops *ops)
 	if (!ops->init || ops->init(sch, NULL) == 0)
 		return sch;
 
+	qdisc_destroy(sch);
 errout:
 	return NULL;
 }