diff --git a/net/ethtool/tunnels.c b/net/ethtool/tunnels.c
index efde33536687..67fb414ca859 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/tunnels.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/tunnels.c
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ ethnl_tunnel_info_fill_reply(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 			goto err_cancel_table;
 
 		entry = nla_nest_start(skb, ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_UDP_TABLE_ENTRY);
+		if (!entry)
+			goto err_cancel_entry;
 
 		if (nla_put_be16(skb, ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_UDP_ENTRY_PORT,
 				 htons(IANA_VXLAN_UDP_PORT)) ||