diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index aaeaa9ce0f28..85f0d73ebfb4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static inline int check_entry(struct arpt_entry *e, const char *name, unsigned i
 	if (t->u.kernel.target == &arpt_standard_target) {
 		if (!standard_check(t, size)) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
+			goto err;
 		}
 	} else if (t->u.kernel.target->checkentry
 		   && !t->u.kernel.target->checkentry(name, e, target, t->data,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index a0f36806998c..38e1e4fba0db 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ check_entry(struct ipt_entry *e, const char *name, unsigned int size,
 	if (t->u.kernel.target == &ipt_standard_target) {
 		if (!standard_check(t, size)) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto cleanup_matches;
+			goto err;
 		}
 	} else if (t->u.kernel.target->checkentry
 		   && !t->u.kernel.target->checkentry(name, e, target, t->data,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 73d477ce216b..4ab368fa0b8f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ check_entry(struct ip6t_entry *e, const char *name, unsigned int size,
 	if (t->u.kernel.target == &ip6t_standard_target) {
 		if (!standard_check(t, size)) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto cleanup_matches;
+			goto err;
 		}
 	} else if (t->u.kernel.target->checkentry
 		   && !t->u.kernel.target->checkentry(name, e, target, t->data,