diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index d0d19192026..ad39bf64056 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,8 @@ int arpt_register_table(struct arpt_table *table,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (xt_register_table(table, &bootstrap, newinfo) != 0) {
+	ret = xt_register_table(table, &bootstrap, newinfo);
+	if (ret != 0) {
 		xt_free_table_info(newinfo);
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 706c0025ec5..7aaaf92efb5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -2113,7 +2113,8 @@ int ipt_register_table(struct xt_table *table, const struct ipt_replace *repl)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (xt_register_table(table, &bootstrap, newinfo) != 0) {
+	ret = xt_register_table(table, &bootstrap, newinfo);
+	if (ret != 0) {
 		xt_free_table_info(newinfo);
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 2e72f89a701..0b5bd5587a3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,8 @@ int ip6t_register_table(struct xt_table *table,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (xt_register_table(table, &bootstrap, newinfo) != 0) {
+	ret = xt_register_table(table, &bootstrap, newinfo);
+	if (ret != 0) {
 		xt_free_table_info(newinfo);
 		return ret;
 	}