diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 825b3e9b55f7..f7e88d7466c3 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ static int tcf_ct_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	err = tcf_ct_flow_table_get(params);
 	if (err)
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_params;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&c->tcf_lock);
 	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
@@ -1308,6 +1308,9 @@ static int tcf_ct_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	return res;
 
+cleanup_params:
+	if (params->tmpl)
+		nf_ct_put(params->tmpl);
 cleanup:
 	if (goto_ch)
 		tcf_chain_put_by_act(goto_ch);