diff --git a/net/sched/sch_qfq.c b/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
index 998030d6ce2d..d8dabc1a620b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
@@ -532,8 +532,10 @@ set_change_agg:
 	return 0;
 
 destroy_class:
-	qdisc_put(cl->qdisc);
-	kfree(cl);
+	if (!existing) {
+		qdisc_put(cl->qdisc);
+		kfree(cl);
+	}
 	return err;
 }