diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index ed2ab03cf971..da994f7e3def 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ static int rtm_to_fib_config(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (has_gw && has_via) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
 			       "Nexthop configuration can not contain both GATEWAY and VIA");
-		goto errout;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	return 0;