diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index f98ca8c6aa59d..34adedcb239ea 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2741,8 +2741,10 @@ static int nf_tables_set_alloc_name(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 	list_for_each_entry(i, &ctx->table->sets, list) {
 		if (!nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, i))
 			continue;
-		if (!strcmp(set->name, i->name))
+		if (!strcmp(set->name, i->name)) {
+			kfree(set->name);
 			return -ENFILE;
+		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }