diff --git a/net/sched/act_ife.c b/net/sched/act_ife.c
index 1dfdda6c2d4c..8e8f6af731d5 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ife.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ife.c
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ static int tcf_ife_encode(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 	/* could be stupid policy setup or mtu config
 	 * so lets be conservative.. */
 	if ((action == TC_ACT_SHOT) || exceed_mtu) {
+drop:
 		qstats_drop_inc(this_cpu_ptr(ife->common.cpu_qstats));
 		return TC_ACT_SHOT;
 	}
@@ -829,6 +830,8 @@ static int tcf_ife_encode(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 		skb_push(skb, skb->dev->hard_header_len);
 
 	ife_meta = ife_encode(skb, metalen);
+	if (!ife_meta)
+		goto drop;
 
 	spin_lock(&ife->tcf_lock);
 
@@ -844,8 +847,7 @@ static int tcf_ife_encode(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 		if (err < 0) {
 			/* too corrupt to keep around if overwritten */
 			spin_unlock(&ife->tcf_lock);
-			qstats_drop_inc(this_cpu_ptr(ife->common.cpu_qstats));
-			return TC_ACT_SHOT;
+			goto drop;
 		}
 		skboff += err;
 	}