diff --git a/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c b/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c
index 0e23aac09ad63..fea772e66e628 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static int tunnel_key_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		metadata->u.tun_info.mode |= IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX;
 		break;
 	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_out;
 	}