diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 7e8a39a356271760be552dc5715ac162efac5901..6c9d153afbeee89b4be82ad35bb8fa636462faa7 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ static int ovs_dp_cmd_new(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 				ovs_dp_reset_user_features(skb, info);
 		}
 
-		goto err_unlock_and_destroy_meters;
+		goto err_destroy_portids;
 	}
 
 	err = ovs_dp_cmd_fill_info(dp, reply, info->snd_portid,
@@ -1817,6 +1817,8 @@ static int ovs_dp_cmd_new(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	ovs_notify(&dp_datapath_genl_family, reply, info);
 	return 0;
 
+err_destroy_portids:
+	kfree(rcu_dereference_raw(dp->upcall_portids));
 err_unlock_and_destroy_meters:
 	ovs_unlock();
 	ovs_meters_exit(dp);