diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 5a0563f61cc0..2ad896a108ff 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -768,8 +768,10 @@ int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	ipc.addr = faddr = daddr;
 
 	if (ipc.opt && ipc.opt->opt.srr) {
-		if (!daddr)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!daddr) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_free;
+		}
 		faddr = ipc.opt->opt.faddr;
 	}
 	tos = RT_TOS(inet->tos);
@@ -835,6 +837,7 @@ back_from_confirm:
 
 out:
 	ip_rt_put(rt);
+out_free:
 	if (free)
 		kfree(ipc.opt);
 	if (!err) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 1b7e157f2b2c..d0d49e071e2a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -937,8 +937,10 @@ int udp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	ipc.addr = faddr = daddr;
 
 	if (ipc.opt && ipc.opt->opt.srr) {
-		if (!daddr)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!daddr) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_free;
+		}
 		faddr = ipc.opt->opt.faddr;
 		connected = 0;
 	}
@@ -1044,6 +1046,7 @@ do_append_data:
 
 out:
 	ip_rt_put(rt);
+out_free:
 	if (free)
 		kfree(ipc.opt);
 	if (!err)