diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
index 97c6eb8847a0..8cd4cf7ae211 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
@@ -381,10 +381,8 @@ static int nf_flow_offload_forward(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,
 	flow = container_of(tuplehash, struct flow_offload, tuplehash[dir]);
 
 	mtu = flow->tuplehash[dir].tuple.mtu + ctx->offset;
-	if (unlikely(nf_flow_exceeds_mtu(skb, mtu))) {
-		flow_offload_teardown(flow);
+	if (unlikely(nf_flow_exceeds_mtu(skb, mtu)))
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	iph = (struct iphdr *)(skb_network_header(skb) + ctx->offset);
 	thoff = (iph->ihl * 4) + ctx->offset;
@@ -662,10 +660,8 @@ static int nf_flow_offload_ipv6_forward(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,
 	flow = container_of(tuplehash, struct flow_offload, tuplehash[dir]);
 
 	mtu = flow->tuplehash[dir].tuple.mtu + ctx->offset;
-	if (unlikely(nf_flow_exceeds_mtu(skb, mtu))) {
-		flow_offload_teardown(flow);
+	if (unlikely(nf_flow_exceeds_mtu(skb, mtu)))
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	ip6h = (struct ipv6hdr *)(skb_network_header(skb) + ctx->offset);
 	thoff = sizeof(*ip6h) + ctx->offset;