diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 5f25a2595add..0feb824242a6 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1360,6 +1360,7 @@ err_out4:
 		ops->destroy(sch);
 	qdisc_put_stab(rtnl_dereference(sch->stab));
 err_out3:
+	lockdep_unregister_key(&sch->root_lock_key);
 	netdev_put(dev, &sch->dev_tracker);
 	qdisc_free(sch);
 err_out2:
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index bda9e473694b..4023c955036b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ struct Qdisc *qdisc_alloc(struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
 
 	return sch;
 errout1:
+	lockdep_unregister_key(&sch->root_lock_key);
 	kfree(sch);
 errout:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);