1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-vxlan.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-vxlan.c
index 5eb7694348b5..7eb955e453e6 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-vxlan.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-vxlan.c
@@ -130,7 +130,14 @@ static struct vport *vxlan_tnl_create(const struct vport_parms *parms)
                 return ERR_CAST(dev);
         }
 
-        dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP);
+        err = dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP);
+        if (err < 0) {
+                rtnl_delete_link(dev);
+                rtnl_unlock();
+                ovs_vport_free(vport);
+                goto error;
+        }
+
         rtnl_unlock();
         return vport;
 error: