diff --git a/net/sched/act_mpls.c b/net/sched/act_mpls.c
index 6b26bdb999d7..809f7928a1be 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mpls.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mpls.c
@@ -190,40 +190,67 @@ static int tcf_mpls_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	parm = nla_data(tb[TCA_MPLS_PARMS]);
 	index = parm->index;
 
+	err = tcf_idr_check_alloc(tn, &index, a, bind);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	exists = err;
+	if (exists && bind)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!exists) {
+		ret = tcf_idr_create(tn, index, est, a, &act_mpls_ops, bind,
+				     true, flags);
+		if (ret) {
+			tcf_idr_cleanup(tn, index);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
+	} else if (!(flags & TCA_ACT_FLAGS_REPLACE)) {
+		tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
+		return -EEXIST;
+	}
+
 	/* Verify parameters against action type. */
 	switch (parm->m_action) {
 	case TCA_MPLS_ACT_POP:
 		if (!tb[TCA_MPLS_PROTO]) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Protocol must be set for MPLS pop");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto release_idr;
 		}
 		if (!eth_proto_is_802_3(nla_get_be16(tb[TCA_MPLS_PROTO]))) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Invalid protocol type for MPLS pop");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto release_idr;
 		}
 		if (tb[TCA_MPLS_LABEL] || tb[TCA_MPLS_TTL] || tb[TCA_MPLS_TC] ||
 		    tb[TCA_MPLS_BOS]) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Label, TTL, TC or BOS cannot be used with MPLS pop");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto release_idr;
 		}
 		break;
 	case TCA_MPLS_ACT_DEC_TTL:
 		if (tb[TCA_MPLS_PROTO] || tb[TCA_MPLS_LABEL] ||
 		    tb[TCA_MPLS_TTL] || tb[TCA_MPLS_TC] || tb[TCA_MPLS_BOS]) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Label, TTL, TC, BOS or protocol cannot be used with MPLS dec_ttl");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto release_idr;
 		}
 		break;
 	case TCA_MPLS_ACT_PUSH:
 	case TCA_MPLS_ACT_MAC_PUSH:
 		if (!tb[TCA_MPLS_LABEL]) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Label is required for MPLS push");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto release_idr;
 		}
 		if (tb[TCA_MPLS_PROTO] &&
 		    !eth_p_mpls(nla_get_be16(tb[TCA_MPLS_PROTO]))) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Protocol must be an MPLS type for MPLS push");
-			return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+			err = -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+			goto release_idr;
 		}
 		/* Push needs a TTL - if not specified, set a default value. */
 		if (!tb[TCA_MPLS_TTL]) {
@@ -238,33 +265,14 @@ static int tcf_mpls_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	case TCA_MPLS_ACT_MODIFY:
 		if (tb[TCA_MPLS_PROTO]) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Protocol cannot be used with MPLS modify");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto release_idr;
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Unknown MPLS action");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	err = tcf_idr_check_alloc(tn, &index, a, bind);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-	exists = err;
-	if (exists && bind)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!exists) {
-		ret = tcf_idr_create(tn, index, est, a,
-				     &act_mpls_ops, bind, true, flags);
-		if (ret) {
-			tcf_idr_cleanup(tn, index);
-			return ret;
-		}
-
-		ret = ACT_P_CREATED;
-	} else if (!(flags & TCA_ACT_FLAGS_REPLACE)) {
-		tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
-		return -EEXIST;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto release_idr;
 	}
 
 	err = tcf_action_check_ctrlact(parm->action, tp, &goto_ch, extack);