diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index 00c253b84bf5..9901efee4339 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static long htab_lru_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key, void *value
 
 	ret = htab_lock_bucket(htab, b, hash, &flags);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_lock_bucket;
 
 	l_old = lookup_elem_raw(head, hash, key, key_size);
 
@@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@ static long htab_lru_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key, void *value
 err:
 	htab_unlock_bucket(htab, b, hash, flags);
 
+err_lock_bucket:
 	if (ret)
 		htab_lru_push_free(htab, l_new);
 	else if (l_old)
@@ -1338,7 +1339,7 @@ static long __htab_lru_percpu_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key,
 
 	ret = htab_lock_bucket(htab, b, hash, &flags);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_lock_bucket;
 
 	l_old = lookup_elem_raw(head, hash, key, key_size);
 
@@ -1361,6 +1362,7 @@ static long __htab_lru_percpu_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key,
 	ret = 0;
 err:
 	htab_unlock_bucket(htab, b, hash, flags);
+err_lock_bucket:
 	if (l_new)
 		bpf_lru_push_free(&htab->lru, &l_new->lru_node);
 	return ret;