diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index e4b9870..7ab86f3 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1199,8 +1199,10 @@
 		struct nlattr *attr;
 		int rem;
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST], rem) {
-			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_INFO)
+			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_INFO) {
+				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto errout;
+			}
 			err = do_setvfinfo(dev, attr);
 			if (err < 0)
 				goto errout;