diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 67adb4ecded2..5b8f8b382a2e 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -948,10 +948,15 @@ tcf_add_notify(struct net *net, struct nlmsghdr *n, struct list_head *actions,
 static int tcf_action_add(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 			  struct nlmsghdr *n, u32 portid, int ovr)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int loop, ret;
 	LIST_HEAD(actions);
 
-	ret = tcf_action_init(net, nla, NULL, NULL, ovr, 0, &actions);
+	for (loop = 0; loop < 10; loop++) {
+		ret = tcf_action_init(net, nla, NULL, NULL, ovr, 0, &actions);
+		if (ret != -EAGAIN)
+			break;
+	}
+
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -989,10 +994,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_action(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n)
 		 */
 		if (n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE)
 			ovr = 1;
-replay:
 		ret = tcf_action_add(net, tca[TCA_ACT_TAB], n, portid, ovr);
-		if (ret == -EAGAIN)
-			goto replay;
 		break;
 	case RTM_DELACTION:
 		ret = tca_action_gd(net, tca[TCA_ACT_TAB], n,