diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 050bb3420a6ba..b9bfe64e232c6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -2362,12 +2362,8 @@ ctnetlink_glue_attach_expect(const struct nlattr *attr, struct nf_conn *ct,
 		return PTR_ERR(exp);
 
 	err = nf_ct_expect_related_report(exp, portid, report);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void ctnetlink_glue_seqadj(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,