diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c
index a8b980ad11d4..1088564d4dbc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c
@@ -505,8 +505,11 @@ static int clusterip_tg_check(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
 			if (IS_ERR(config))
 				return PTR_ERR(config);
 		}
-	} else if (memcmp(&config->clustermac, &cipinfo->clustermac, ETH_ALEN))
+	} else if (memcmp(&config->clustermac, &cipinfo->clustermac, ETH_ALEN)) {
+		clusterip_config_entry_put(config);
+		clusterip_config_put(config);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	ret = nf_ct_netns_get(par->net, par->family);
 	if (ret < 0) {