diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index 8905fe2fe023..16774559c52c 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -1040,8 +1040,10 @@ static int do_replace_finish(struct net *net, struct ebt_replace *repl,
 		goto free_iterate;
 	}
 
-	if (repl->valid_hooks != t->valid_hooks)
+	if (repl->valid_hooks != t->valid_hooks) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto free_unlock;
+	}
 
 	if (repl->num_counters && repl->num_counters != t->private->nentries) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;