diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index e4b9870e4706f7f4cf3e84b798f752c7e972f2fb..7ab86f3a1ea45e3d8c31a2df846b9e62024a1b88 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1199,8 +1199,10 @@ static int do_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
 		struct nlattr *attr;
 		int rem;
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST], rem) {
-			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_INFO)
+			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_INFO) {
+				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto errout;
+			}
 			err = do_setvfinfo(dev, attr);
 			if (err < 0)
 				goto errout;