diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index d9de3b811543..2d1d9090f2cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -2987,11 +2987,15 @@ static int igb_add_ethtool_nfc_entry(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_w_lock;
 
-	igb_update_ethtool_nfc_entry(adapter, input, input->sw_idx);
+	err = igb_update_ethtool_nfc_entry(adapter, input, input->sw_idx);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_out_input_filter;
 
 	spin_unlock(&adapter->nfc_lock);
 	return 0;
 
+err_out_input_filter:
+	igb_erase_filter(adapter, input);
 err_out_w_lock:
 	spin_unlock(&adapter->nfc_lock);
 err_out: