diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index 10b37773d9e4..a63c68f5945c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ static int 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);
 
@@ -1186,6 +1186,7 @@ static int 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)
@@ -1288,7 +1289,7 @@ static int __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);
 
@@ -1311,6 +1312,7 @@ static int __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;