diff --git a/ip/link_gre.c b/ip/link_gre.c
index 6d71864c..010b4824 100644
--- a/ip/link_gre.c
+++ b/ip/link_gre.c
@@ -109,13 +109,8 @@ static int gre_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	if (!(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 		const struct rtattr *rta;
 
-		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0) {
-get_failed:
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
-			free(answer);
-			return -1;
-		}
+		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0)
+			goto get_failed;
 
 		len = answer->nlmsg_len;
 		len -= NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*ifi));
@@ -423,6 +418,11 @@ get_failed:
 	addattr16(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_ENCAP_DPORT, htons(encapdport));
 
 	return 0;
+
+get_failed:
+	fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
+	free(answer);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static void gre_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
diff --git a/ip/link_gre6.c b/ip/link_gre6.c
index 4d1c6574..fc3e35f7 100644
--- a/ip/link_gre6.c
+++ b/ip/link_gre6.c
@@ -111,13 +111,8 @@ static int gre_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	if (!(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 		const struct rtattr *rta;
 
-		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0) {
-get_failed:
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
-			free(answer);
-			return -1;
-		}
+		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0)
+			goto get_failed;
 
 		len = answer->nlmsg_len;
 		len -= NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*ifi));
@@ -441,6 +436,11 @@ get_failed:
 	addattr16(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_ENCAP_DPORT, htons(encapdport));
 
 	return 0;
+
+get_failed:
+	fprintf(stderr,	"Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
+	free(answer);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static void gre_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
diff --git a/ip/link_ip6tnl.c b/ip/link_ip6tnl.c
index 3a30dca9..c2a05cee 100644
--- a/ip/link_ip6tnl.c
+++ b/ip/link_ip6tnl.c
@@ -97,13 +97,8 @@ static int ip6tunnel_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	if (!(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 		const struct rtattr *rta;
 
-		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0) {
-get_failed:
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
-			free(answer);
-			return -1;
-		}
+		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0)
+			goto get_failed;
 
 		len = answer->nlmsg_len;
 		len -= NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*ifi));
@@ -326,6 +321,11 @@ get_failed:
 	addattr16(n, 1024, IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_DPORT, htons(encapdport));
 
 	return 0;
+
+get_failed:
+	fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
+	free(answer);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static void ip6tunnel_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
diff --git a/ip/link_iptnl.c b/ip/link_iptnl.c
index 879202f7..49c3ae26 100644
--- a/ip/link_iptnl.c
+++ b/ip/link_iptnl.c
@@ -101,13 +101,8 @@ static int iptunnel_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	if (!(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 		const struct rtattr *rta;
 
-		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0) {
-get_failed:
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
-			free(answer);
-			return -1;
-		}
+		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0)
+			goto get_failed;
 
 		len = answer->nlmsg_len;
 		len -= NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*ifi));
@@ -350,6 +345,11 @@ get_failed:
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+get_failed:
+	fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
+	free(answer);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static void iptunnel_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
diff --git a/ip/link_vti.c b/ip/link_vti.c
index 7a95dc02..2106a9d2 100644
--- a/ip/link_vti.c
+++ b/ip/link_vti.c
@@ -65,13 +65,8 @@ static int vti_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	if (!(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 		const struct rtattr *rta;
 
-		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0) {
-get_failed:
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
-			free(answer);
-			return -1;
-		}
+		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0)
+			goto get_failed;
 
 		len = answer->nlmsg_len;
 		len -= NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*ifi));
@@ -157,6 +152,11 @@ get_failed:
 		addattr32(n, 1024, IFLA_VTI_LINK, link);
 
 	return 0;
+
+get_failed:
+	fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
+	free(answer);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static void vti_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
diff --git a/ip/link_vti6.c b/ip/link_vti6.c
index aaf701d3..7362f336 100644
--- a/ip/link_vti6.c
+++ b/ip/link_vti6.c
@@ -67,13 +67,8 @@ static int vti6_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	if (!(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 		const struct rtattr *rta;
 
-		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0) {
-get_failed:
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
-			free(answer);
-			return -1;
-		}
+		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &answer) < 0)
+			goto get_failed;
 
 		len = answer->nlmsg_len;
 		len -= NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*ifi));
@@ -159,6 +154,11 @@ get_failed:
 		addattr32(n, 1024, IFLA_VTI_LINK, link);
 
 	return 0;
+
+get_failed:
+	fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get existing tunnel info.\n");
+	free(answer);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static void vti6_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])