diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index 55786283a3df..e85cb30abaff 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -409,10 +409,8 @@ static int fq_codel_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 		if (!q->flows)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		q->backlogs = fq_codel_zalloc(q->flows_cnt * sizeof(u32));
-		if (!q->backlogs) {
-			fq_codel_free(q->flows);
+		if (!q->backlogs)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 		for (i = 0; i < q->flows_cnt; i++) {
 			struct fq_codel_flow *flow = q->flows + i;