diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
index 693bcc82ccb7..a2b574904f13 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ ip_vs_lblc_new(struct ip_vs_lblc_table *tbl, const union nf_inet_addr *daddr,
 		if (en->dest == dest)
 			return en;
 		ip_vs_lblc_del(en);
+		atomic_dec(&tbl->entries);
 	}
 	en = kmalloc_obj(*en, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!en)