diff --git a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
index 0b35f1a9e901..694fbf9891f4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int trie_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 			    void *_key, void *value, u64 flags)
 {
 	struct lpm_trie *trie = container_of(map, struct lpm_trie, map);
-	struct lpm_trie_node *node, *im_node = NULL, *new_node = NULL;
+	struct lpm_trie_node *node, *im_node, *new_node = NULL;
 	struct lpm_trie_node *free_node = NULL;
 	struct lpm_trie_node __rcu **slot;
 	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key = _key;
@@ -441,9 +441,7 @@ out:
 	if (ret) {
 		if (new_node)
 			trie->n_entries--;
-
 		kfree(new_node);
-		kfree(im_node);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trie->lock, irq_flags);