diff --git a/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c b/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
index 5b274534264c..e9a8a2c86bbd 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ static int tcindex_filter_result_init(struct tcindex_filter_result *r,
 			     TCA_TCINDEX_POLICE);
 }
 
+static void tcindex_free_perfect_hash(struct tcindex_data *cp);
+
 static void tcindex_partial_destroy_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct tcindex_data *p = container_of(to_rcu_work(work),
@@ -285,7 +287,8 @@ static void tcindex_partial_destroy_work(struct work_struct *work)
 					      rwork);
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	kfree(p->perfect);
+	if (p->perfect)
+		tcindex_free_perfect_hash(p);
 	kfree(p);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }