diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 9d78427652d2..92825443fad6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static int __net_init ipmr_rules_init(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 
 err2:
-	kfree(mrt);
+	ipmr_free_table(mrt);
 err1:
 	fib_rules_unregister(ops);
 	return err;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 34b682617f50..52028f449a89 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6mr_rules_init(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 
 err2:
-	kfree(mrt);
+	ip6mr_free_table(mrt);
 err1:
 	fib_rules_unregister(ops);
 	return err;