diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index cca1ef5e5476d..843a716a4303e 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_tfilter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n)
 	if (prio == 0) {
 		switch (n->nlmsg_type) {
 		case RTM_DELTFILTER:
-			if (protocol || t->tcm_handle)
+			if (protocol || t->tcm_handle || tca[TCA_KIND])
 				return -ENOENT;
 			break;
 		case RTM_NEWTFILTER: