diff --git a/net/sched/act_pedit.c b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
index cdfaa79382a2..b5bc631b96b7 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_pedit.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static struct tcf_pedit_key_ex *tcf_pedit_keys_ex_parse(struct nlattr *nla,
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	int rem;
 
-	if (!nla || !n)
+	if (!nla)
 		return NULL;
 
 	keys_ex = kcalloc(n, sizeof(*k), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ static int tcf_pedit_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	}
 
 	parm = nla_data(pattr);
+	if (!parm->nkeys) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Pedit requires keys to be passed");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	ksize = parm->nkeys * sizeof(struct tc_pedit_key);
 	if (nla_len(pattr) < sizeof(*parm) + ksize) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, pattr, "Length of TCA_PEDIT_PARMS or TCA_PEDIT_PARMS_EX pedit attribute is invalid");
@@ -183,12 +187,6 @@ static int tcf_pedit_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	index = parm->index;
 	err = tcf_idr_check_alloc(tn, &index, a, bind);
 	if (!err) {
-		if (!parm->nkeys) {
-			tcf_idr_cleanup(tn, index);
-			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Pedit requires keys to be passed");
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_free;
-		}
 		ret = tcf_idr_create(tn, index, est, a,
 				     &act_pedit_ops, bind, false);
 		if (ret) {