diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 6aed6a36ea45..88bc4a21dda4 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3357,18 +3357,18 @@ static int packet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_PACKET)
 		sock->ops = &packet_ops_spkt;
 
+	po = pkt_sk(sk);
+	err = packet_alloc_pending(po);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_sk_free;
+
 	sock_init_data(sock, sk);
 
-	po = pkt_sk(sk);
 	init_completion(&po->skb_completion);
 	sk->sk_family = PF_PACKET;
 	po->num = proto;
 	po->xmit = dev_queue_xmit;
 
-	err = packet_alloc_pending(po);
-	if (err)
-		goto out2;
-
 	packet_cached_dev_reset(po);
 
 	sk->sk_destruct = packet_sock_destruct;
@@ -3403,7 +3403,7 @@ static int packet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	return 0;
-out2:
+out_sk_free:
 	sk_free(sk);
 out:
 	return err;