diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 2ea40d1877a..042e5d83962 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -136,12 +136,14 @@ static int tc_ctl_tfilter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n)
 	unsigned long cl;
 	unsigned long fh;
 	int err;
-	int tp_created = 0;
+	int tp_created;
 
 	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETTFILTER) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 replay:
+	tp_created = 0;
+
 	err = nlmsg_parse(n, sizeof(*t), tca, TCA_MAX, NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;