diff --git a/net/sched/sch_atm.c b/net/sched/sch_atm.c
index f4f9b8cdbffb..6385995dc700 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_atm.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_atm.c
@@ -553,16 +553,16 @@ static int atm_tc_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	if (!p->link.q)
 		p->link.q = &noop_qdisc;
 	pr_debug("atm_tc_init: link (%p) qdisc %p\n", &p->link, p->link.q);
+	p->link.vcc = NULL;
+	p->link.sock = NULL;
+	p->link.common.classid = sch->handle;
+	p->link.ref = 1;
 
 	err = tcf_block_get(&p->link.block, &p->link.filter_list, sch,
 			    extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	p->link.vcc = NULL;
-	p->link.sock = NULL;
-	p->link.common.classid = sch->handle;
-	p->link.ref = 1;
 	tasklet_init(&p->task, sch_atm_dequeue, (unsigned long)sch);
 	return 0;
 }