diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 01146b66d666..8b6eb384bac7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -5022,8 +5022,10 @@ static int inet6_fill_ifmcaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ifmcaddr6 *ifmca,
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (args->netnsid >= 0 &&
-	    nla_put_s32(skb, IFA_TARGET_NETNSID, args->netnsid))
+	    nla_put_s32(skb, IFA_TARGET_NETNSID, args->netnsid)) {
+		nlmsg_cancel(skb, nlh);
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	}
 
 	put_ifaddrmsg(nlh, 128, IFA_F_PERMANENT, scope, ifindex);
 	if (nla_put_in6_addr(skb, IFA_MULTICAST, &ifmca->mca_addr) < 0 ||
@@ -5054,8 +5056,10 @@ static int inet6_fill_ifacaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ifacaddr6 *ifaca,
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (args->netnsid >= 0 &&
-	    nla_put_s32(skb, IFA_TARGET_NETNSID, args->netnsid))
+	    nla_put_s32(skb, IFA_TARGET_NETNSID, args->netnsid)) {
+		nlmsg_cancel(skb, nlh);
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	}
 
 	put_ifaddrmsg(nlh, 128, IFA_F_PERMANENT, scope, ifindex);
 	if (nla_put_in6_addr(skb, IFA_ANYCAST, &ifaca->aca_addr) < 0 ||