diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c
index a418ad8e8770a..15a3a31b15d45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c
@@ -1021,18 +1021,32 @@ static struct vcap_rule_internal *vcap_dup_rule(struct vcap_rule_internal *ri,
 	list_for_each_entry(ckf, &ri->data.keyfields, ctrl.list) {
 		newckf = kmemdup(ckf, sizeof(*newckf), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!newckf)
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+			goto err;
 		list_add_tail(&newckf->ctrl.list, &duprule->data.keyfields);
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(caf, &ri->data.actionfields, ctrl.list) {
 		newcaf = kmemdup(caf, sizeof(*newcaf), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!newcaf)
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+			goto err;
 		list_add_tail(&newcaf->ctrl.list, &duprule->data.actionfields);
 	}
 
 	return duprule;
+
+err:
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ckf, newckf, &duprule->data.keyfields, ctrl.list) {
+		list_del(&ckf->ctrl.list);
+		kfree(ckf);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(caf, newcaf, &duprule->data.actionfields, ctrl.list) {
+		list_del(&caf->ctrl.list);
+		kfree(caf);
+	}
+
+	kfree(duprule);
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
 static void vcap_apply_width(u8 *dst, int width, int bytes)